---
title: 'Alexander Nevsky (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sergei Eisenstein'
released: '1938-11-25'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/alexander-nevsky-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029850/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Alexander Nevsky (1938)

1938 · 112 min · Drama, War, History, Adventure · Soviet Union

Original title: Александр Невский

## Synopsis

Alexander Nevsky is a 1938 Soviet historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein. It depicts the attempted invasion of Novgorod in the 13th century by the Teutonic Knights of the Holy Roman Empire and their defeat by Prince Alexander, known popularly as Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sergei Eisenstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-eisenstein), [Dmitri Vasilyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/dmitri-vasilyev)
- **Screenplay:** [Sergei Eisenstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-eisenstein), [Pyotr Pavlenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/pyotr-pavlenko)
- **Editor:** [Sergei Eisenstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-eisenstein), [Esfir Tobak](https://cinepixo.com/people/esfir-tobak)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sergei Prokofiev](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-prokofiev)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eduard Tisse](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-tisse)

## Cast

- [Valentina Ivashova](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentina-ivashova) as Ольга Даниловна
- [Naum Rogozhin](https://cinepixo.com/people/naum-rogozhin) as Монах
- [Vasily Novikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vasily-novikov) as Павша
- [Nikolay Cherkasov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolay-cherkasov) as Alexander Nevsky
- [Varvara Massalitinova](https://cinepixo.com/people/varvara-massalitinova) as Амелфа Тимофеевна
- [Sergei Blinnikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-blinnikov) as Твердило
- [Andrei Abrikosov](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrei-abrikosov) as Gavrila Alexich
- [Vladimir Ershov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-ershov) as Hermann Balk
- [Nikolay Okhlopkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolay-okhlopkov) as Vassily Buslayev
- [Aleksandra Danilova](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandra-danilova) as Василиса
- [Dmitry Orlov](https://cinepixo.com/people/dmitry-orlov-2) as Игнат
- [Lev Fenin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lev-fenin) as Архиепископ

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/alexander-nevsky-1938
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