is full of various special effects warfare movies today, it is undeniable that some epic masterpieces shot in the middle and late last century can be regarded as real classics. For example, the tetralogy of "War and Peace" released by Soviet Russia in the 1960s is one of the masterpieces. It received strong support from the Soviet Russian army at that time. Soviet Defense Minister Glezik even said: The Soviet army can meet all the needs of filming. What is surprising is that the number of actors participating in the large-scale battles in the film is almost the same as the number of real wars in the 19th century.
Tolstoy's "War and Peace" I believe everyone is familiar with it. "Misery is the best author." He has experienced the joys and sorrows of war and change in the changing stage of the times, and created vivid characters under the background of the 19th century. In the 1950s, Soviet Russia decided to make this giant production into a movie. In the absence of special effects, scenes involving large-scale wars had to be shot in real scene. In fact, even if there are special effects, the Russians will not use it, because they are pursuing the filming of this film into an "immersive and timeless classic". The most true method is to line up and fight another battle.
During the four-year filming process of the film, the Soviet army sent a total of 250,000 soldiers to participate in the filming! Provided 900 tons of explosives to assist in filming war scenes. The restoration of the Russo-French War in the early 19th century had already used muskets and artillery, and explosives had to be used to create explosive points. Moreover, the war at that time was still an infantry squadron war. Tens of thousands of actors may be involved in the shooting of a battle. It is impossible for ordinary group performances to complete such a task, only the army can! Most of the officers and soldiers of the Russian and French armies in the movie were played by real Soviet troops. During the filming process, Soviet soldiers took part in the performance with a high degree of discipline. In some dangerous explosion scenes, the soldiers stepped on the explosive spot and entered the set. The director and starring actors all paid tribute to the Soviet soldiers.
was filming the decisive battle of the Russo-French War in 1812: During the Battle of Borodino, eight Soviet infantry divisions collectively put on the uniforms of more than 100 years ago, just to film this scene. The few remaining cavalry units of the Soviet army also participated in the performance: because on the battlefield more than 100 years ago, the cavalry was as important as today's tanks and indispensable. Although there were no electronic special effects at the time, many war movies also liked to use special effects such as models to save money, but the effect would definitely be discounted. Director Bondarchuk has always believed that the effects of epic movies must be shot in real scenes to set off the momentum, and disdains the use of special effects.
has a huge investment in the entire movie, which can be called a national effort: the goal is to create an unsurpassed Russian classic. After the movie was released, not only was there a riot in Soviet Russia, but it also caused a sensation in the West. Film companies in the United States, Japan, France, Britain and other countries have introduced this movie to play. According to statistics, this movie has made 400 million US dollars in box office worldwide. What is this concept? Based on purchasing power conversion, this sum of money is roughly equivalent to today's 1.5 billion US dollars, or about 10 billion yuan.
Russians are like two-headed eagles with two sides: the things they do best are art and war. In its history, a large number of artists were born, and they achieved peak achievements one after another in ballet, painting, novels, and movies. The history of the Russians is another history of war, either invading other countries or invading by others, and never stopped.
