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Alexander Nevsky
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NR,1hr 47min
Released:
January 1, 1938
Director:
Sergei Eisenstein
Distributor:
Criterion
Starring:
Nikolai Cherkasov, Nikolai Okhlopkov, Andrei Abrikosov  ...more
Synopsis: Like many of Eisenstein's best films, Alexander Nevsky was conceived as a morale-booster, aimed at stirring up Russian patriotism. It is set in the 13th century, but the villainous Teutonic Knights are obviously meant to represent the burgeoning threat of Hitler's hordes. With Russia besieged by both these knights and by the Tartars, only a charismatic leader can save the populace from these barbaric baby killers (yes, we see the villains tossing screaming infants into bonfires!) The hero of the ... Full Synopsis
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Bruce Eder
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Sergei Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky was spawned by world events, kept out of circulation due to changing political winds, and then enshrined as perhaps the most influential Soviet-made historical film. Made at the behest of the Soviet government to bolster morale, the film re-enacted a 13th century Russian victory over invading Teutonic knights. Intended to remind the Russian people that they'd defeated ... Full Review
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Nikolai Cherkasov
Alexander Nevsky, Prince Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky
Nikolai Okhlopkov
Vassily Buslai
Andrei Abrikosov
Gavrilo Olexich
Dmitri N. Orlov
Ignat, Master Armourer
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