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Alexander Nevsky (1938)

Original title: Александр Невский

1938-11-24 · 1h 49m · RU
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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.

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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Sergei EisensteinDirector, WriterDmitriy VasilevDirectorPyotr PavlenkoWriter

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Nikolai CherkasovNikolai CherkasovAlexander NevskyNikolai OkhlopkovNikolai OkhlopkovVasili BuslaiAndrei AbrikosovAndrei AbrikosovGavrilo OleksichValentyna IvashovaValentyna IvashovaOlga Danilovna - a Maid of NovgorodLev FeninLev FeninThe ArchbishopSergei BlinnikovSergei BlinnikovTverdilo - Traitorous Mayor of PskovNikolai ArskyNikolai ArskyDomash Tverdislavich - a Novgorod BoyarVarvara MassalitinovaVarvara MassalitinovaAmelfa Timoferevna - Buslai's Mother

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RussiaBattle13th centuryAlexandre nevskiAlexander nevsky

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Genre affinityDrama · War · HistoryTheme affinityRussia · Battle · 13th CenturyDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWarDirector preference285090 · 336088Actor preference371054 · 365535 · 353701

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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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Alexander Nevsky has a runtime of 109 minutes.

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