Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Nevsky

109 mins | Drama, War, History | Nov. 24, 1938

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.

Alexander Nevsky

109 mins | Drama, War, History | Nov. 24, 1938

Alexander Nevsky
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Mosfilm
Original title Александр Невский
Directors Dmitriy Vasilev, Sergei Eisenstein
Writers Pyotr Pavlenko, Sergei Eisenstein

Cast

Nikolai Cherkasov

as Alexander Nevsky

Nikolai Okhlopkov

as Vasili Buslai

Andrei Abrikosov

as Gavrilo Oleksich

Valentina Ivashyova

as Olga Danilovna - a Maid of Novgorod

Lev Fenin

as The Archbishop

Sergei Blinnikov

as Tverdilo - Traitorous Mayor of Pskov

Nikolai Arsky

as Domash Tverdislavich - a Novgorod Boyar

Varvara Massalitinova

as Amelfa Timoferevna - Buslai's Mother