Alexander Nevsky

Name: Alexander Nevsky
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1938-11-24
Duration: 109 min
Cast: Nikolai Cherkasov, Nikolai Okhlopkov, Sergei Blinnikov, Valentyna Ivashova, Andrei Abrikosov

The mighty epic of 13th Century Russia...of the "Battle on the Ice" when the invading German hordes led by the Teutonic Knights were driven from the soil of Russia - forever.

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Release Date

11/24/1938

Runtime

109 mins

Genres

Drama War History

Overview

When German knights invade Russia, Prince Alexander Nevsky must rally his people to resist the formidable force. After the Teutonic soldiers take over an eastern Russian city, Alexander stages his stand at Novgorod, where a major battle is fought on the ice of frozen Lake Chudskoe. While Alexander leads his outnumbered troops, two of their number, Vasili and Gavrilo, begin a contest of bravery to win the hand of a local maiden.

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Original Language

Russian

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A thunderous historical epic that transforms a 13th-century battle into pure cinema spectacle. Eisenstein's formalist direction turns the frozen lake into a monumental stage where heroism and sacrifice play out with operatic grandeur.