Alexander Nevsky

IMDb link: 0029850
IMDb rating: 7.4 (13,172 votes)
Genres: Action, Drama, Biography, War, History
Director: Sergei M. Eisenstein, Dmitriy Vasilev
Cast: Nikolay Cherkasov, Nikolai Okhlopkov, Andrei Abrikosov, Dmitriy Orlov and others

Release date: 22 Mar 1939
Release year: 1938
Runtime: 112 minutes
Country: Soviet Union
Keywords: alexandr nevsky character, russian history, horse, eastern europe, glorification, embroidery, 1200s, 13th century, national hero, equestrian

Plot:

It is the 13th century, and Russia is overrun by foreign invaders. A Russian knyaz', or prince, Alexander Nevsky, rallies the people to form a ragtag army to drive back an invasion by the Teutonic knights. This is a true story based on the actual battle at a lake near Novgorod.

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