LOVE AND DEATH (1975)

This Woody Allen philosophic comedy features Napoleon on the verge on invading the Russian Empire, forcing Russian nobody, Boris Grishenko, to enlist in the army to save his country.  Accidentally capturing a group of enemy officers, Boris becomes somewhat of a hero.  Still, the French army is too strong, and when Napoleon reaches Moscow, Boris decides to put an end to the war.  Meanwhile, his young wife wants in on the action, hoping to kill Napoleon before the Russian army gets a hold of him.

The cast includes Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Harold Gould, Georges Adet, Frank Adu, Edmond Ardisson, Feodor Atkine, Albert Augier, Yves Barsaco, Lloyd Battista, and Jack Berard.

Director/writer Woody Allen's "Love and Death" is a hysterical, historical look at 18th Century Russia.

The Love and Death Review

"A Brilliant intellectual comedy" "A fantastic and affectionate spoof of Russian
Literature, Tolstoy in particular, and any movie ever made about Russian history."