Aleksander Nevskiy
Sergei M. Eisenstein
- SovietUnion 1938
- 112 min / France:90 min
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.