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Alexander Nevsky

Movie · 1938 · 112 min

A monumental, stirring historical epic with stark imagery and a thunderous score, building to a legendary battle on ice.

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1938 film by Sergei Eisenstein, Dmitri Vasilyev
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Year
1938
Runtime
112 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • power
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, war, biographical, epic, historical
Directed by
Sergei Eisenstein, Dmitri Vasilyev
Written by
Sergei Eisenstein, Pyotr Pavlenko
Starring
Nikolay Cherkasov, Nikolay Okhlopkov, Andrei Abrikosov, Valentina Ivashova, Varvara Massalitinova, Sergei Blinnikov, Naum Rogozhin, Lev Fenin
Music
Sergei Prokofiev
Cinematography
Eduard Tisse
Runtime
112 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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