Fedor Bondarchuk on War & Peace (2019 Interview)

War & Peace Bonus Material, Blueray Disc. Audio in Russian with English subtitles.

Fedor Bondarchuk in an interview with Criterion talks about his father’s journey in making the film. The production of War and Peace took an enormous toll on the actor/director, even leading to a pair of heart attacks. After the second, Bondarchuk was clinically dead for four minutes until he was resuscitated (an experience that influenced a powerful scene later in the film).

Fyodor Sergeyevich Bondarchuk is a Russian film director, actor, TV and film producer, TV host, founder of production company Art Pictures Studio. Specializes in action, war, and science fiction films. Fyodor was born on 9 May 1967 in Moscow, his mother actress Irina Skobtseva and his father director Sergei Bondarchuk.