Aleksandr Nevskiy (Alexander Nevsky) (1938)
Average Rating: 8.8/10
Reviews Counted: 18
Fresh: 17 | Rotten: 1
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Average Rating: 7.7/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 1
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Like many of Eisenstein's best films, Alexander Nevsky was conceived as a morale-booster, aimed at stirring up Russian patriotism. It is set in the 13th century, but the villainous Teutonic Knights are obviously meant to represent the burgeoning threat of Hitler's hordes. With Russia besieged by both these knights and by the Tartars, only a charismatic leader can save the populace from these barbaric baby killers (yes, we see the villains tossing screaming infants into bonfires!) The hero of the
Jan 1, 1938 Wide
Nov 3, 1998
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Cast
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Nikolai Cherkasov
Alexander Nevsky -
Nikolai Okhlopkov
Vassily Buslai -
Andrei Abrikosov
Gavrilo Olexich -
Dmitri N. Orlov
Ignat Master Armourer -
V.K. Novikov
Pavsha Governor of Psko... -
Vladimir Yershov
Master of the Teutonic ... -
N.N. Arski
Domash Nobleman of Novg... -
Valeria O. Massalitinova
Amefa Timofeyevna Mothe... -
Valentina Ivasheva
Olga a Novgorod Girl -
Alexandra Danilova
Vassilissa -
Sergei Blinnikov
Tverdilo Traitorous May... -
I.I. Lagutin
Anani a Monk -
Lev Fenin
The Bishop -
N.A. Rogozbbin
The Black-Robed Monk
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All Critics (20) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (1) | DVD (5)
Sergei Eisenstein's mannerist epic about the Russian hero who warded off the invading Teutonic knights is a near-perfect combination of image and sound.
Top CriticThe movie is strident, yes, but when it soars, it can't be touched.
Edouard Tisse's superb photography and Prokofiev's stirring score contribute to a rhythm that is well-nigh irresistible.
It is impossible... not to marvel at his stylistic insistence that all people walk along a sky-line, and not to wish, in the same breath, that more directors had his talent for doing great things so well and little things so badly.
Though made in 1938, Eisenstein historical epic, drawing parallels between the thirteenth centure and the late 1930s, is still one of the most rousing sepectacles ever made, rich in imagery and sound.
Sergei Eisenstein's classic tale of 13th-century Russia is as magnificent today as it must have been in 1938.
Great film. The river battle is priceless.
The true meaning of epic.
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Foreign Titles
- Alexander Nevsky (Aleksandr Nevskiy) (DE)
- Alexander Nevsky (Aleksandr Nevskiy) (UK)
