The movie was adapted by Paul Osborn[?] from two novels -- Borden Deal[?]'s Dunbar's Cove and William Bradford Huie[?]'s Mud on the Stars. It was directed by Elia Kazan.
... in the periodical Ruskii Vestnik ("Russian Messenger"), but Tolstoy clashed with the editor, Mikhail Katkov, over issues that arose in the final installment. ...