Alexander Nevsky
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Famed patriotic spectacle made just before WWII recalls the invasion of Russia by Teutonic Knights in 1241 and the folk-hero Alexander Nevsky who repels them. A classic example of a director's mastery of all the film arts. (Russian dialogue with English subtitles.) , Historical episode in the heroic deeds of Alexander Yaroslavich, the Russian prince of the 13th century, who gained a great victory over invading hosts of Teutonic knights. Russian film with English subtitles. Stars Nicolai Cherkassov.
Credits
- Directed by
- Sergei Eisenstein, Dmitri Vasilyev
- Written by
- Sergei Eisenstein, Pyotr Pavlenko
- Cast
- Nikolay Cherkasov, Nikolay Okhlopkov, Andrei Abrikosov, Vasily Novikov, Dmitry Orlov, Naum Rogozhin, Lev Fenin, Sergei Blinnikov, Aleksandra Danilova, Vladimir Ershov, Valentina Ivashova, Varvara Massalitinova
- Cinematography
- Eduard Tisse
- Music
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Edited by
- Esfir Tobak, Sergei Eisenstein
Copyright
Copyright status (Wikidata): public domain
Complete catalog record
, , Teutonic knights invade Russia in 1241, and are checked only after heroic Nevsky, Prince of Novgorod, defeats them in battle on a frozen lake. Completed on the eve of World War II, the film aimed to unify popular resistance against Nazi Germany. (Circulates)
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