Alexander Nevsky (1938)

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War

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.

Cast

Alexander Nevsky
Vasili Buslai
Gavrilo Oleksich
Olga Danilovna - a Maid of Novgorod
The Archbishop
Tverdilo - Traitorous Mayor of Pskov
Domash Tverdislavich - a Novgorod Boyar
Amelfa Timoferevna - Buslai's Mother

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