Napoleonic soldiers may never have been the sharpest tools in the military box, but these two duelling nutters take the cake - after a minor incident they duel obsessively for 30 years. Based on Conrad's story this film was voted the Best Debut film at the 1977 Cannes festival. A kind of Napoleonic Western dealing with obsession and honour, with great costumes and visually stunning. find out more...

Yet another adaptation of AEW Mason's rip-roaring 19th Century adventure finds our heroic young officer resigning his commission on the eve of battle, only to be given the four feathers of cowardice by his friends and his fiancee…the trolloping wench! This is obviously more than the lad can bare and he embarks on a series of courageous acts that will enable him to return the offending feathers, re-establish his honour and dump the girl. Some great action pieces, some stunning scenery and some sl find out more...

Impeccably casted BBC production of Tolstoy's classic, possibly one of the BBC's best productions. Set in the Russia of the Napoleonic Wars during the early 1800s, it follows the fortunes of two families, the Rostovs and the Bolkonskys, whose paths become inextricably intertwined. find out more...

Part 2 of the superb BBC adaptation of Tolstoy's epic tale of two Russian families during the upheavals of the Napoleonic Wars. The Russian army is defeated by Napoleon, Rostov comes home and pledges his betrothal to Sonya, and Pierre duels with Dolohov. find out more...

Part four of this excellent, dramatic retelling of Russian history. find out more...

In this installment the background is the stalemate between French and Russian troops in 1812. All the characters find themselves in some way involved, as the French gradually begin to win through. find out more...

Impeccably casted BBC production of Tolstoy's classic, possibly one of the BBC's best productions. Set in the Russia of the Napoleonic Wars during the early 1800s, it follows the fortunes of two families, the Rostovs and the Bolkonskys, whose paths become inextricably intertwined. find out more...

This Russian version of Tolstoys War and peace is more faithful to the novel than the 1956 Hollywood version. More than this it is also the most expensive movie ever made and every rubel shows on screen! With more than 10 000 extras and 300 speaking parts director Sergei Bondarchuk recreates every aspect of Tolstoys classic. Most noticeable are the scenes of Natashas first ball, the battle of Borodino and the burning of Moscow. Bondarchuk rendition is on such a grand scale that you actually b find out more...

Part 2 of the superb BBC adaptation of Tolstoy's epic tale of two Russian families during the upheavals of the Napoleonic Wars. The Russian army is defeated by Napoleon; Rostov comes home and pledges his betrothal to Sonya and Pierre duels with Dolohov. find out more...

The epic continues... find out more...