Alexander Nevsky (1938)
Aleksandr Nevskiy
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.
112 min
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.
- Release date
- November 25, 1938
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Music
- Sergei Prokofiev
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Cast
- Nikolay Cherkasov as Aleksandr Nevsky
- Nikolai Okhlopkov as Vasili Buslai
- Andrei Abrikosov as Gavrilo Oleksich
- Valentina Ivashova 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
- Naum Rogozhin as Black monk
- Vasili Novikov as Pavsha - Governor of Pskov
- Dmitriy Orlov as Ignat - the Master Armorer
- Aleksandra Danilova as Vasilisa - a Maid of Pskov
- Vladimir Yershov as Von Balk - Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
Crew
- Sergei Eisenstein · Director
- Dmitriy Vasilev · Director
- Sergei Eisenstein · Writer
- Pyotr Pavlenko · Writer
- Sergei Prokofiev · Composer
- Eduard Tisse · Cinematographer
- Iosif Shpinel · Production designer