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7.5/10
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The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights.The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights.The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
11K
YOUR RATING
- Directors
- Writers
- Stars
- Awards
- 2 wins
Ivan Lagutin
- Anani - a Monkas Anani - a Monk
- (as I. Lagutin)
Lev Fenin
- The Archbishopas The Archbishop
- (as L. Fenin)
Naum Rogozhin
- The Black-Hooded Monkas The Black-Hooded Monk
- (as N. Rogozhin)
Nikolai Aparin
- Mikhalkaas Mikhalka
- (uncredited)
Boris Belyakov
- Rytsaras Rytsar
- (uncredited)
A. Gulkovski
- Teutonic Knightas Teutonic Knight
- (uncredited)
Leonid Iudov
- Savkaas Savka
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
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. —Gene Volovich <volovich@netcom.com>
- Taglines
- The mighty epic of 13th Century Russia...of the "Battle on the Ice" when the invading German hordes led by the Teutonic Knights were driven from the soil of Russia - forever.
- Genres
- Certificate
- Not Rated
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaIosif Stalin wanted this film to be a propaganda tool to warn Soviet citizens to be wary of German aggression. However, it was rejected at first due to it being "too anti-German", as it came out shortly before the Soviet-German non-aggression pact of 1939 was signed. In 1941, the peace was broken and Stalin reportedly demanded that it be shown in every Soviet movie theater as a rallying cry against the invasion.
- GoofsGavrila Alexich, one of the movie's main protagonists, could not participate in the Battle of Ice. He was killed one year before it, in 1241, storming the fortress of Koporye.
- Quotes
Alexandr Nevsky: Go tell all in foreign lands that Russia lives! Those who come to us in peace will be welcome as a guest. But those who come to us sword in hand will die by the sword! On that Russia stands and forever will we stand!
- Crazy creditsBefore the word "End" appears Alexandr Nevsky's famous quote "But those who come to us sword in hand will die by the sword! On that Russia stands and forever will we stand!" appears on the screen, right after Nevsky said it in the movie.
- Alternate versionsA new edition appeared on video in 1995 with the entire Prokofiev score newly recorded in hi-fi stereo, using the same 1938 orchestrations and perfectly synchronized to the original 1938 dialogue and sound effects tracks, so that it is now possible to see and hear the film exactly as it always was, with the exception being that the music is now heard in hi-fi sound, rather than the tinny 1938 recording.
- ConnectionsEdited into Wizards (1977)
Top review
One Brief Moment Shows Eisenstein's Genius
I've loved this movie since the first time I saw it lo these many years ago. I'm not sure how many times I've seen it, perhaps 10, perhaps 20. This last time I watched it I was struck by a detail that I hadn't noticed before.
Toward the end of the picture, the slain heroes are conveyed back to the town via sled. There are a couple of closeups of the dead men. The one that struck me most was a shot of the blond youth. All you see on the screen is his profile from head to hands. His hands hold a flickering candle. The wind is blowing and his thick blond hair is dancing in the wind, in sync with the flicker of the candle flame. The contrast between death and the life he has lost is incredibly powerful. The moving hair and candle flame remind us of the life force that once inhabited his body.
Every time I revisit this film I see something new.
Toward the end of the picture, the slain heroes are conveyed back to the town via sled. There are a couple of closeups of the dead men. The one that struck me most was a shot of the blond youth. All you see on the screen is his profile from head to hands. His hands hold a flickering candle. The wind is blowing and his thick blond hair is dancing in the wind, in sync with the flicker of the candle flame. The contrast between death and the life he has lost is incredibly powerful. The moving hair and candle flame remind us of the life force that once inhabited his body.
Every time I revisit this film I see something new.
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- ekeby
- Nov 26, 2006
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- Language
- Also known as
- La guerra Ruso Germana
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $2,226
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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