Alexander Nevsky
(1938)
★ 7 IMDb · 238 votes
Year: 1938
Runtime: 111 мин
Country: Soviet Union
Director: Сергей Эйзенштейн, Дмитрий Васильев
Cast: Николай Черкасов, Николай Охлопков, Андрей Абрикосов, Валентина Ивашёва, Лев Фенин, Сергей Блинников, Николай Арский, Варвара Массалитинова, Наум Рогожин, Василий Новиков
Plot
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.