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.
Directed By
Sergei Eisenstein, Dmitriy VasilevWritten By
Sergei Eisenstein, Pyotr PavlenkoStudio
MosfilmCast of Alexander Nevsky
Nikolai CherkasovAlexander Nevsky
Nikolai OkhlopkovVasili Buslai
Andrei AbrikosovGavrilo Oleksich
Valentyna IvashovaOlga Danilovna - a Maid of Novgorod
Lev FeninThe Archbishop
Sergei BlinnikovTverdilo - Traitorous Mayor of Pskov
Nikolai ArskyDomash Tverdislavich - a Novgorod Boyar
Varvara MassalitinovaAmelfa Timoferevna - Buslai's Mother