I really want to see thatHorrorBiz wrote: ↑July 8th, 2019, 1:31 am
Words like 'epic' and 'amazing' get thrown around rather often nowadays, but this film is truly deserving of both of those words. I saw the new 2K restoration that Janus Films did for this film, which was made in response to King Vidor's 1956 Hollywood version that starred Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda. From what I've read, this thing basically had an unlimited budget (some have speculated it would be as much as $700 million in today's dollars) and full support from the Soviet government, and the director (who was also one of the co-stars) was given full access to whatever he wanted in order to make this colossal epic come to fruition. The battle sequences are a sight to behold, with thousands of Russian military members being used as extras to stage the battles at Austerlitz and Borodino, as well as the town that was built for the burning of Moscow in the final chapter of the film. At just over 7 hours, it's a long but rewarding experience that is absolutely worth seeing if it is ever playing in a theater nearby. It's a must see theatrical experience, much like films such as Lawrence of Arabia and 2001: A Space Odyssey. The trailer below gives a glimpse of the film's scale and overall production:
And I still have to read the book lol