
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 7.5/10 | 53% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 91% | 26% |
| TMDB | 7.1/10243 votes | 21% |
| Balasaur Score | 78 | 100% |
Key crew
- Sergei EisensteinDirector, Writer
- Pyotr PavlenkoWriter
- Sergei ProkofievOriginal Music Composer
- Dmitriy VasilevDirector
Cast
- Nikolai CherkasovAlexander Nevsky
- Nikolai OkhlopkovVasili Buslai
- Andrei AbrikosovGavrilo Oleksich
- Valentyna IvashovaOlga Danilovna - a Maid of Novgorod
- Lev FeninThe Archbishop
- Sergei BlinnikovTverdilo - Traitorous Mayor of Pskov
- Nikolai ArskyDomash Tverdislavich - a Novgorod Boyar
- Varvara MassalitinovaAmelfa Timoferevna - Buslai's Mother
- Naum RogozhinBlack monk
- Vasiliy NovikovPavsha, Vasilisa's father and voevoda of Pskov
























