{"id":79575,"date":"2021-12-31T13:17:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T20:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79575"},"modified":"2021-12-31T14:18:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T21:18:55","slug":"alexander-nevsky-1938","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79575","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Nevsky (1938)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Russia won&#8217;t bow to the Germans. We have beaten you in the past and we shall beat you yet again!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Poster-189x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-79576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Poster-189x300.png 189w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Poster-645x1024.png 645w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Poster-81x128.png 81w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Poster-170x270.png 170w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Poster.png 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 13th century Russia, Prince Alexander Nevsky (Nikolai Cherkasov) leads his ragtag army of fighters in an epic battle against the invading Germans.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Military <\/li>\n<li>Russian Films<\/li>\n<li>Sergei Eisenstein Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary argues that this &#8220;monumental achievement by Sergei Eisenstein&#8221; is &#8220;his greatest film&#8221; &#8212; a &#8220;visual tour-de-force about <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Nevsky\">Russia&#8217;s heroic 13th-century prince<\/a> [who] forms a great army to wage war against the seemingly invincible Germans who have invaded the country.&#8221; He refers to it as &#8220;a peerless propaganda piece that extols Russian nationalism, displays the courage of the common Russian in battle, and viciously attacks Germany, Russian&#8217;s historical enemy, which in the 1930s was again on an imperialist march in which impersonal medieval-like soldiers committed atrocities in the name of Christianity.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Baby.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Baby.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Baby.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Baby-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Baby-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Baby-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Baby-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He adds that just &#8220;in the same way that <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28285\"><em>Triumph of the Will<\/em><\/a> is fascinating when Hitler mingles with his adoring subjects,&#8221; it&#8217;s fascinating &#8220;how Eisenstein humanizes his hero&#8230; to show he is not superior to the Russian soldier or peasant, just a better leader.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Nevsky.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Nevsky.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Nevsky.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Nevsky-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Nevsky-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Nevsky-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Nevsky-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For example, &#8220;he never talks down to his men; he lets the people decide what to do with his prisoners;&#8221; etc. Peary writes that &#8220;common men are elevated to Alexander&#8217;s level,&#8221; given that &#8220;Eisenstein films them with a camera tilted upward and sets them in the foreground against the gray sky (there is always space behind them) so that they look enormous, like <em>heroic<\/em> epic figures of Alexander&#8217;s magnitude.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Still.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Still-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Still-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Still-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Still-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He points out how important it is that &#8220;we see the soldiers&#8221; in battle, not Alexander, and mentions &#8220;a subplot in which each of two friendly soldiers [Vasili Buslai and Gavrilo Oleksich] hopes to win the hand of a young woman [Valentina Ivashova] by fighting more gallantly than the other,&#8221; which comes across &#8220;like a stock Hollywood storyline.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Two-Lovers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Two-Lovers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Two-Lovers.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Two-Lovers-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Two-Lovers-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Two-Lovers-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Two-Lovers-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary inaccurately adds, &#8220;Only in this case the woman is also a warrior, fighting alongside the men&#8221;; this is actually a different female protagonist (Aleksandra Danilova) who nonetheless plays an important and distinctive role later on:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Female.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Female.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Female.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Female-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Female-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Female-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Female-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary notes that &#8220;Eisenstein&#8217;s picture is known for its remarkable close-ups&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hooded.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hooded.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hooded.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hooded-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hooded-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hooded-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hooded-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Closeup-Woman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Closeup-Woman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Closeup-Woman.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Closeup-Woman-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Closeup-Woman-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Closeup-Woman-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Closeup-Woman-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; its &#8220;innovative use of the frame (whereby action is taking place in several different planes and as far back as the eye can see)&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Frame.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Frame.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Frame.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Frame-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Frame-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Frame-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Frame-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the &#8220;beautiful shots of man and landscape&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Landscape.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Landscape.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Landscape.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Landscape-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Landscape-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Landscape-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Landscape-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; a &#8220;mix of realism and theatricality, gorgeous pageantry&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Pageantry.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Pageantry.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Pageantry.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Pageantry-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Pageantry-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Pageantry-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Pageantry-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;and Sergei Prokofiev&#8217;s grand score.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>He asserts that &#8220;the climactic Battle on the Ice, a lengthy [37-minute], precisely directed sequence that employs thousands of warriors and horses, is perhaps the greatest battle scene in movie history&#8221; (at least up to that time), and &#8220;can&#8217;t be described properly without actually seeing it&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Battle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Battle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Battle.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Battle-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Battle-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Battle-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Battle-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hand-Combat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hand-Combat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hand-Combat.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hand-Combat-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hand-Combat-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hand-Combat-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Hand-Combat-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He adds that he suspects &#8220;Eisenstein received special pleasure from directing the segment in which the ice breaks and hundreds of Germans drown,&#8221; given that we &#8220;are seeing Russia itself literally swallow invaders.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Ice-Breaking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Ice-Breaking.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Ice-Breaking.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Ice-Breaking-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Ice-Breaking-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Ice-Breaking-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Ice-Breaking-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary concludes his review by writing, &#8220;I admit some Russian <em>classics<\/em> are boring, but not this masterpiece.&#8221; While I agree this film is masterfully made on every level &#8212; especially given the severe Stalinist constraints Eisenstein was working under &#8212; it&#8217;s not a film I personally would return to numerous times, other than to analyze it from a stylistic perspective. I&#8217;m most taken with the striking costumes and sets, which effectively hearken back to a distant time and place. With that said, it&#8217;s most definitely worth a one-time look by all film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine sets, costumes, direction, and editing<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Burning-Village.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Burning-Village.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Burning-Village.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Burning-Village-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Burning-Village-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Burning-Village-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Burning-Village-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Helmets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Helmets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Helmets.png 784w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Helmets-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Helmets-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Helmets-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Alexander-Nevsky-Helmets-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sergei Prokofiev&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, simply for its historical significance within Russian cinema. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0029850\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/66976\/alexander-nevsky#articles-reviews?articleId=141990\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/575\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/alexander-nevsky\/review\/2030010061\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4TZ3c67SCtA\">&#8220;Alexander Nevsky: Analysis of Film Form, Auteur Characteristics, and Context&#8221; (12-minute video overview)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Russia won&#8217;t bow to the Germans. 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