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Alexander Nevsky (1938)
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein, Dmitriy Vasilev
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.
Length 109 minutes
Actors
Nikolai Cherkasov | Nikolai Okhlopkov | Andrei Abrikosov | Valentina Ivashova | Lev Fenin | Sergei Blinnikov | Nikolai Arsky | Varvara Massalitinova