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.
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Nikolay Cherkasov | Aleksandr Nevsky |
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Nikolai Okhlopkov | Vasili Buslai |
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Andrei Abrikosov | Gavrilo Oleksich |
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Dmitriy Orlov | Ignat - the Master Armorer |
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Vasili Novikov | Pavsha - Governor of Pskov |
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Nikolai Arsky | Domash Tverdislavich - a Novgorod Boyar |
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Varvara Massalitinova | Amelfa Timoferevna - Buslai's Mother |
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Valentina Ivashova | Olga Danilovna - a Maid of Novgorod |
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Aleksandra Danilova | Vasilisa - a Maid of Pskov |
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Vladimir Yershov | Von Balk - Grand Master of the Teutonic Order |
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Sergei Blinnikov | Tverdilo - Traitorous Mayor of Pskov |
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Ivan Lagutin | Anani - a Monk |
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Lev Fenin | The Archbishop |
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Naum Rogozhin | The Black-Hooded Monk |
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Nikolai Aparin | Mikhalka |
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Boris Belyakov | Rytsar |
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A. Gulkovski | Teutonic Knight |
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Avenir Gulkovskiy | rytsar Tevtonskogo ordena |
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Leonid Iudov | Savka |
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Ivan Klyukvin | Pskov Warrior |
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Lyan-Kun | Hubilay |
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Fyodor Odinokov | |
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Pawel Pashkoff | Mikula |
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Nikolai Vitovtov | Teutonic Knight |
Director | Sergei M. Eisenstein |
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Dmitriy Vasilev |
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Writer | Sergei M. Eisenstein, Pyotr Pavlenko | |
Musician | Serge Prokofiev | |
Photography | Eduard Tisse |