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Alexander Nevsky (1938)

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.

  • Drama
  • History
  • War

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Nikolai CherkasovNikolai CherkasovAlexander Nevsky
  • Photo of Nikolai OkhlopkovNikolai OkhlopkovVasili Buslai
  • Photo of Andrei AbrikosovAndrei AbrikosovGavrilo Oleksich
  • Photo of Valentyna IvashovaValentyna IvashovaOlga Danilovna - a Maid of Novgorod
  • Photo of Lev FeninLev FeninThe Archbishop
  • Photo of Sergei BlinnikovSergei BlinnikovTverdilo - Traitorous Mayor of Pskov
  • Photo of Nikolai ArskyNikolai ArskyDomash Tverdislavich - a Novgorod Boyar
  • Photo of Varvara MassalitinovaVarvara MassalitinovaAmelfa Timoferevna - Buslai's Mother

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