Alexander Nevsky

1h 49m

Drama History War

7

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.

Cast

Nikolai Cherkasov

Alexander Nevsky

Nikolai Okhlopkov

Andrei Abrikosov

Gavrilo Oleksich

Valentyna Ivashova

Olga Danilovna - a Maid of Novgorod

Sergei Blinnikov

Tverdilo - Traitorous Mayor of Pskov

Domash Tverdislavich - a Novgorod Boyar

Varvara Massalitinova

Amelfa Timoferevna - Buslai's Mother

Pavsha, Vasilisa's father and voevoda of Pskov

Crew

Sergei Eisenstein

Director, Writer, Editor

Dmitriy Vasilev

Director of Photography

Valentina Kuznetsova

First Assistant Director

Yakov Kocharyan

Second Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Executive Producer

Production Design

Nikolai Solovyov

Production Design

Camera Operator

Aleksandr Astafyev

Assistant Camera

Nikolai Bolshakov

Assistant Camera

Sergey Kiselyov

Assistant Camera

Yelizaveta Teleshyova

Casting Consultant

Nadezhda Lamanova

Costume Designer

Nadezhda Makarova

Costume Designer

Konstantin Yeliseev

Costume Design, Prop Designer

Vladimir Bogdankevich

Special Effects

Sergei Prokofiev

Original Music Composer

Vladimir Lugovskoy

Military Consultant

Artemiy Artsikhovskiy

Scientific Consultant

Mikhail Khavkin