Sergei Eisenstein's classic tale of 13th-century Russia is as magnificent today as it must have been in 1938. A formidable achievement of Soviet cinema, this epic concerns the trying period when Russia was invaded by Teutonic knights on one front and Tartars on the other. As a result, the
motherland is plundered, and the morale of the people crumbles. Finally, the moody, volatile Prince Nevsky (Nikolai Cherkassov) is summoned to lead his people in their struggle against the oppressors. A valiant and intelligent nobleman, Nevsky forms his army (an undertaking that consumes half the
film), then wins a decisive battle at frozen Lake Peipus in 1242.
Eisenstein ha...
Released:
1938
Rated:
NR
Length:
107 mins