Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky is a 1938 Soviet historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein. It depicts the attempted invasion of Novgorod in the 13th century by the Teutonic Knights of the Holy Roman Empire and their defeat by Prince Alexander, known popularly as Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263).
Plot
An army of the Teutonic Order invades and conquers the city of Pskov with the help of the traitor Tverdilo, and massacres its population. Novgorod is their next intended target.
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| author | Pyotr Pavlenko Sergei Eisenstein |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Russian Empire |
| director | Dmitri Vasilyev Sergei Eisenstein |
| editor | Esfir Tobak Sergei Eisenstein |
| genre | action drama historical |
| keywords | battle of the ice boyar burn catholic priest court end engage fight follow invades and conquers kill lake chudskoe lake peipsi-pihkva livonian campaign against rus' pskov pskov republic surround survive teutonic order vasili buslai vassily buslayev wound |
| musicBy | Sergei Prokofiev |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm |
| publisher | Amkino Corporation |
| theme | action drama biographical drama epic northern propaganda war |