Alexander Nevsky
Александр Невский
Release: 1938-11-24
·Runtime: 109m
·★ 7.0
Drama
History
War
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.
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Production Companies
Mosfilm
Cast
Nikolai Cherkasov
as Alexander Nevsky
Nikolai Okhlopkov
as Vasili Buslai
Andrei Abrikosov
as Gavrilo Oleksich
Valentyna 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, Vasilisa's father and voevoda of Pskov
Crew
Eduard Tisse
Director of Photography
Sergei Eisenstein
Director
Sergei Eisenstein
Editor
Sergei Eisenstein
Writer
Pyotr Pavlenko
Writer
Sergei Uralov
Camera Operator
Sergei Prokofiev
Original Music Composer
Konstantin Yeliseev
Costume Design
Yosyp Shpinel
Production Design
Esfir Tobak
Editor
Konstantin Yeliseev
Prop Designer