Could talk about this film forever, as I could about it's director...However, let me just say that in Russia, there is such a thing as the Alexander Nevsky medal, awarded to Red Army Commanders for bravery, and later to civil servants with more than 20 years of exceptional service to the nation, that bear the image of Nikolai Cherkassov, the actor who plays him in this film, as there have been no other historical images of the real Alexander!...Such was the identification of him in the eyes of the people who have been enjoying this exceptional film since its production in 1938, with this towering figure of Soviet Cinema and theater, who, of course, also plays Ivan the Terrible in the recent uploads...Thank you Mosfilm, for completing this unique collection of Soviet Masterpieces with another memorable classic!...👏👏👏
@@redtobertshateshandles Indeed!...Notable recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky, have been the likes of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, and Serbian President Vučić, along with some 50.000 men and women who served in the Red Army in WWII...
@@Football0Lover All images on icons are arbitrary and/or imaginary unfortunately, sometimes depicted as a Saint, Jesus himself, a General, a warrior, etc...I even have one myself, and it looks nothing like Nikolai Cherkasov!...
Please give each of these films a try. Russian cinema has a lot of heart to it. This version of Alexander is very clean, better picture than my Criterion dvd. AND PROKOFIEV'S SCORE! MAGNIFICENT!
YES, the best part of the movie is the Great Music, which (see my comment above) I mumbled while swimming on the coast near my summer home, well into the winter of 2020-21, when we were locked down by COVID19. It went perfectly with the swim and the cold water!
One the most important films in the history. This is the blueprint of how the great battle scenes are made to this day, and Eisenstein did it almost one hundred years ago. The film also had very important ideological context in the day, as the imminent clash of USSR and Nazi Germany was on the horizon. Although communist and internationalist, USSR started to call upon the traditions of Russian people fighting the invaders.
Which is the irony and hypocrisy of Soviets calling ''Fascism'' evil, while promoting a form of racial nationalism when it suits. The liberal democracies do the same thing.
@@m0rvidusm0rvidus18 There was no racial nationalism in this film, I dont know which film you were watching, in the USSR there were films from many nationalities talking and celebrating their past, not just ethnic Russians.
As an American so interested in Russian history, this is one of the films I started with. Russia is such an expansive but diverse land, but people from The East and The West refused to recognize its authenticity and its soul. Many other beautiful Russian films followed this, and other countries cinematic ideas were also affected. Thanks for showing us this once more.
It's nice, of course. But you should not study the history of Russia based on this film. It does not correspond to the chronicles. Eisenstein said: "I'm making history here!" Yes, many of the characters are really real, but this amount of snow and ice raises questions. It's April, and according to the chronicles, the battle was on the grass. :) But the Ice Battle itself, despite its locality, pushed the threat from the west for a long time.
@bezdelniza39 So very true. The actual films don't have a lot to do with real Russian history. In fact, as you say, their often a load of crap. But for someone who has never even crossed The Atlantic, much less been in Central Asia or The Far East; films like this give that person an idea of the uniqueness of a country like Russia. Thanks, I never expected such a great reply on some movie obscure to 99% of Americans.
I lived in Russia for three years and was lucky to visit both Pskov and Novgorod, as well as the monument on the lake where the battle is said to have been fought. And as it was winter and everything was covered in snow, it made the experience even more unforgettable. Final message of the film: don't mess with Russia.
No, non si scherza con la Russia. Ma nonostante la storia abbia dimostrato più volte che assolutamente non conviene, ogni tanto c'è qualcuno talmente stupido che ci prova. - Onore eterno al Popolo Russo!!
were you in a 12th century church in Pskov? It was built even before Alexander Nevsky.. Also near Pskov there is a Russian fortress Izborsk, which repeatedly participated in battles with the Knights during the time of Alexander Nevsky.
Thanks Mosfilm for a remastered copy , my dvd copy ,I bought 20 plus years ago ,not as sharp as this one. Having seen Ivan The Terrible on French tv as a kid and having been smacked around the face by that Masterpiece, I waited a few years before seeing Alexander Nevsky, having only the film score to imagine the film. Million Thanks again Mosfilm👍👍👍
Serge Eisenstein, qui était non seulement un cinéaste de génie, mais un musicien fin et sensible, doué dans ce domaine d’un instinct infaillible et Sergei Prokofiev , un autre titan , genie musical . Cette rencontre a pu être comparée sans exagération à celle de Mozart et de Lorenzo da Ponte, ou de Verdi et d’Arrigo Boïto, ou encore de Richard Strauss et d’Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Rare dans le domaine de l’opéra, cette miraculeuse symbiose est demeurée unique dans l’histoire du cinéma.Merci de partager cette oeuvre d'art extraordinaire pour les sens!
@@mateovillacorta2279 lets not jump ahead of ourselves - first they were Nazi allies in the war against Poland and their imperial wars of conquest in the Baltic states and vs. Finland...and Stalin did not willingly abandon his Nazi partners - Hilter was altering the deal of 1939.
@@timothydavidcurpIt had to be distorted because even a man like Stalin knew that he could not stand against the alliance of German Nazis and British fascists, who were sympathized with by the royal family headed by King George. And who gave Czechoslovakia and Austria to Hitler? And who hoped to the end that Hitler would attack the USSR after conquering Poland? And who arranged a "strange war" with Germany. A crusade against communism was a very popular idea at that time. So Stalin separated Hitler from Georg, strengthened Hitler and gave him faith in his own strength.
@@АнтонДоленко-т1щyeah but how invaded Poland? Not just Germany that's for sure. And how to help lend-lease the soviet union? And also the UK and France didn't want to start another world war and hope to appease Hitler, at least that what neville chamberlain thought.
Conosco poco la storia del vostro Paese, ma i vostri architetti hanno costruito molti bellissimi edifici in Russia. E anche io ammiro la cucina italiana.
This epic movie inspired dozens of very famous films afterwards. Now I understand where most of the armours of the LOTR come from. Also Kingdom of Heaven, and the character of Igor in Frankenstein Junior have something to do with it. Thank you Mosfilm for the excellent job!
Another Russian masterpiece studied and appreciated by students of "History of Cinema exam" in italian colleges and all around the world of culture. 🇷🇺
We talk about year 1938. No computers. Every scene and fighting acenes you need to do with actor's 100 times better than Hollywood at that time. Great. Thank you.
I first saw this film, in 1963, while at university. We performed the music with our orchestra, and it has stayed with me always, throughout the ups and downs of Russia. It is wonderful raw music as is the dialogue and the acting. This is the clearest and best print I've ever seen, and the English subtitles are very good. Thanks so much.
One of my favorite movies of all time, I first saw it in 1980 back then Channel 2 out of NYC would air old movies after 11:30pm and if the sky was fairly clear, I could pick up the channel where I lived in CT some 140 miles from Manhatten Island NYC.
Thank you for making this free for all to see. A fantastic piece of film making, and a powerful polemic. Every time I've watched this I have been moved by it's brilliance.
Amazing restoration. The last time I saw the film about 15 yrs ago, the resolution was poor and the editing was terribly choppy. What skill and dedication!
I really enjoyed this, thank you very much. Such creative filming. It is a bit like watching theatre turned into film and some of Alexander's quotes are as relevant today as they were when he said them.
The geat filmmaker Stan Brakhage did a whole semester lecture and film series on Eisenstien at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the early 70's....it was a life changer. Eisenstien remains the master...his influence is still huge.
It's been said the perfect score is the one that doesn't stand out from the story and on screen cinematography, but blends in and compliments the action. Eisenstein expertly wove the story, action and sound into one beautiful, organized whole.
Don't confuse the film's message! A Russian film is about the people's struggle against enemy intervention, while The Kingdom of Heaven is a story of a knight. It should also be taken into account that one film was shot in the 40s, and the other is a modern film.@@frankpienkosky5688
Excellent film. The first time I saw it was at the New York Philharmonic (in 2006?). The movie showed on the screen with (if I remember correctly) subtitles in English. The music was performed live by the orchestra and the vocals by the New York Choral. Memorable experience.
.....this Eisenstein film with its Prokofiev music was extremely influential to Stanley Kubrick when making 2001 A Space Odyssey, apparently he played it repeatedly when he bought the vinyl record pressing of the film score to the utter annoyance of his wife!! (the music just continued playing with him in his head!).....I can also see elements and cinema shots within this film that Orson Welles utilized 3 years later in Citizen Kane 1941.....
Очень любила актера Н. Черкасова, в нем все и талант и красота и ум. А как он играл, таких в наше время днем с огнем не найдешь. Человетище с большей буквы.
a long-suffering people who always suffered raids from their neighbors. Studying the history of Russia, you understand why it is called holy; so much blood has not been shed on any land...
Which means Ivan has been kicking German butt for almost a thousand years and Otto (then under the alias Teutonic Knights) still doesn't learn his lesson. And this is the smartest people in the world....!
...and prideful, something Hitler exploited for evil. I'm 1/2 German from my mother's side, whose parents and an aunt and uncle emigrated in the US in the mid+20s. Unfortunately, her Father died the year I was born, but Grandma(sweet, jovial and very loving) continued to raise 6 children, 5 still at home. At the time of her death at 78, she had 16 grand children, 5 great grandchildren and 4 great, great...and she was the glue that kept everyone together. Every one got a birthday card with nice hand written note remembering a relevant story. Its been a blessing to me to know my German heritage. Grandmas maiden name was Liebenguth which was translated as: good love/life...They were lucky to get out before the Nazi reign of terror started in the late 20's- early 30's.
i was born in the usa and grew up thinking we were the best nation on earth. just like people everywhere think their nation is the best. but as i grew older and found out how evil my government really is ive had a big change of heart. america has done some bad shit around the world and at home, starting with the native people who lived here before. we have no right to judge any other country, we are just as bad as the rest. humans are the problem we will destroy ourselves in the end.
Люди - везде люди. Американцы создали грандиозную империю. Но, к сожалению, это империя торгашей. Ваша элита злоупотребила доверием других народов и начала их просто грабить. Да ещё, чтобы быстро сломить СССР, элиты США придумали грабить не только остальной мир, но ещё и переложить свои долги на собственных внуков. Да ещё настолько сошли с ума, что поверили в собственную пропагандой про "русское рабство" и вообразили, что русских, Россию можно превратить в жалкую задрипаную колонию Запада :) Вот всё и рушится. А восстание против Западной Империи подняли как раз те самые русские, которых в 1990е уже поспешили похоронить.
Epik bir kahramanlık destanı. Tarihin bağrından çıkmış gibi. Kesinlikle en iyi tarihi savaş filmlerinden biri. Prens rolünde yer alan Nikolai Cherkasov rolünün hakkını vermiş. Eisenstein büyük bir yönetmen.
Türkler ve sonra ansızın ortaya çıkan Ruslar... Yıllar önce ilgiyle izlemiştim; D&R'dan DVD formatında almıştım, film arşivimde... Ve bir de Gene D. Matlock'un " Ey Dünya İnsanları Hepiniz Türksünüz " kitabını okursanız bu filmin üstüne...
Premiering on the eve of WW2 I can't help but think about the political significance of this film and how it was a way to introduce the upcoming conflict on the psyche of the nation.
¿Y por qué no escribes en español? Los rusos no son anglolacayitos ni anglocatetitos como lo sois los españoles. España siempre por el mundo con la lengua fuera.
That was a pretty awesome movie. Plenty of likeable characters to enjoy on screen. As soon as those Germans turned up all I could think of was Conan the Barbarian, for obvious reasons. Music was great too.
If you have time and desire, read the History of Russia. Then you will know who is better. After Alexander the Great, only a memory remained. After Alexander Nevsky RUSSIA
My appreciation to Mosfilm for putting out this beautiful and amazing classic Soviet era film out with the english subtitles. Enjoyed it immensely. And look forward to more of the older soviet films.. Anything pre 1970's I so much love.
In the Alexander Nevsky cemetery in St. Petersburg are buried many of the greats of Russian culture, especially music. But not Prokofiev, who wrote the astounding music for this film (he's buried in Moscow). The cemetery and monastery are an easy walk from the main shopping street, Nevsky Prospekt. Don't miss it if you're in St. Pete.
Interesting facts. Alexander Nevsky was Eisenstein's "family saint." His maternal grandfather Ivan Konetsky was born near Novgorod. In St. Petersburg, he and his family lived next to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Ivan Konetsky was buried at the Lavra cemetery. Eisenstein's great-great-grandfather built a church in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
Wonderful movie and very actual in present day when western ''Crusaders'' although today they fight for "'Democracy and Freedom''' rather than Christ are waging war against Russia and Orthodox Slavic civilization, epecially the first scene is haunting given that movie was filmed three years before Fascist Germany agression against the USSR and now Germany are against supporting nazis.
A true masterpiece. But I wonder if it is at all possible to get the version with the 1995 soundtrack? Listening to the clear music by Prokofiev would elevate it greatly.
Uuaaoo increíble para ser una película antigua es muy buena, esas iglesias tienen un buen diseño una maravilla esas iglesias a mi parecer deberían hacer una versión más moderna de esta película sin duda alguna sería un éxito very good muy buena pelí 😃😃😃👍
@@mikeches7992Germany didn't exist either, but hardly anyone ever used the word "Holy Roman Empire", it was always called Germany. Same goes with Russia
A truly great piece of cinema, regardless of it's age. It has a almost Hollywood feel to it. If I remember correctly, Eisenstein took inspiration for his film work from watching John Ford westerns.
One of 10 best films of all time. I have one of top 5 Russian films that was removed. This is my Airshow part 1, 2, 3,. Notice the cloud formations in this film. Not by chance. Germans gonna try a 4th?
This is such a tremendous film, one of the best ever made, and it’s really sad that it rather presaged Operation Barbarossa. Thank God the Soviet peoples prevailed despite Stalin! I love the score by Prokofiev, too, and am watching this again after seeing a performance of the cantata Prokofiev arranged from the score for choir, orchestra and soloists….just tremendous! I do not use that word lightly. Despite using it here, twice! Cherkasov was born to play Nevsky, and his performance will live forever, along with Eisenstein’s magnificent vision.
Не "несмотря на Сталина", а во многом БЛАГОДАРЯ Сталину мы победили фашизм! А вы на Западе как никогда нас не понимали , так никогда и не поймёте. Не ваше дело совать нос и осуждать наших руководителей, вы в своей истории покопайтесь - ужаснётесь. Верите в бред, который несут про Сталина ваши насквозь лживые масс-медиа. Именно сейчас, во время очередного крестового похода европейских и американских неонацистов на нашу Родину, мы ещё раз убеждаемся в том, что правы были советские руководители . Мне сказки про СССР рассказывать не нужно , я в конце 1960-х родился.
@@frankpienkosky5688Yes essentially that. During this time Catholic war lords like those of the Germanic Teutons and Livonian order don’t really consider the Russians as Christian. Likewise, the Russians didn’t consider the Catholics christian.
Vom historisch-politischen Kontext (Stalinzeit) abgesehen: Eisensteins Film ist und bleibt eins der ganz großen Werke der Filmgeschichte! Es mit kritischen Augen zu betrachten, den politischen Kontext im Hinterkopf, nimmt diesem Meisterwerk nichts, sondern hilft nur, es besser zu verstehen.
Das beste Teil war die wunderbare MUSIK von Prokofiev. Ich habe diesen musik gesangen zusammen mit meinen Schwim, jeden Tag, von Dez 2020 bis 11 Januar 2021, an die Kueste in der Naehe von mein Sommer Haus.
I have a review of this in IMDb. It is indeed a great, classic, patriotic film. The cover for this UA-cam entry is colored, and I was hoping it has been colorized.
Ahi ya la tiene, no hay mas que buscar en YT Alexander Nevsky (1938) - Subtitulada al español: Parte I (Y II, III, IV, V y VI) Tambin se tiene aqui Ivan el Terrible I y II con subtitulos en español
![Moscow 1908 (New Version) in color [60fps,Remastered] w/sound design added](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/y7ftOWjwFoU/mqdefault.jpg)
BEST FILM EVER CREATED! The duo Eisenstein-Prokofiev is just unbeatable!
Could talk about this film forever, as I could about it's director...However, let me just say that in Russia, there is such a thing as the Alexander Nevsky medal, awarded to Red Army Commanders for bravery, and later to civil servants with more than 20 years of exceptional service to the nation, that bear the image of Nikolai Cherkassov, the actor who plays him in this film, as there have been no other historical images of the real Alexander!...Such was the identification of him in the eyes of the people who have been enjoying this exceptional film since its production in 1938, with this towering figure of Soviet Cinema and theater, who, of course, also plays Ivan the Terrible in the recent uploads...Thank you Mosfilm, for completing this unique collection of Soviet Masterpieces with another memorable classic!...👏👏👏
You can time the fall of the Soviet Union to the day they awarded civil servants the Nevsky medal.
@@redtobertshateshandles Indeed!...Notable recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky, have been the likes of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, and Serbian President Vučić, along with some 50.000 men and women who served in the Red Army in WWII...
Thats not true, there are many icons of Holy Alexander Nevsky
@@Football0Lover All images on icons are arbitrary and/or imaginary unfortunately, sometimes depicted as a Saint, Jesus himself, a General, a warrior, etc...I even have one myself, and it looks nothing like Nikolai Cherkasov!...
... Where Would You Find Someone Willing To Listen Forever About This Movie?... Quite Immersive Indeedy... 🥂
For years I watched certain parts of this movie for the music. Tonight I watched the entire movie and was deeply moved by it.
Before 300, before LOTR, before Braveheart, before Conan the Barbarian...this film inspired them all, and shaped them all.
This is the best film in the world.
Totally agree
Those movies are very unintelligent... same as this one. There are many soviet and russian movies that have a bit of depth though
Before Nevsky ever existed, Alexander the Great of Macedon lived and fought
@@AtticTapes14 I'm talking about cinematic history, not actual history.
Eisenstein never made a bad film, and this was one of his greatest. A complete work of art, Prokofiev's music follows the contours of the shots.
'Prokofiev's music follows the contours of the shots' - wow!...I just love that, Mark!!
Well...there was his rendition of "Ivan the Terrible" which was banned by Komrade Stalin. Just Sayin !!
@@MrSniperdude01 Nevsky got the ax from Stalin too - after the Nazi-Communist non-aggression treaty.
@@SRV2013 Germans depicted as pure evil...not far from the truth!
Albert E= MC^2
Please give each of these films a try. Russian cinema has a lot of heart to it. This version of Alexander is very clean, better picture than my Criterion dvd. AND PROKOFIEV'S SCORE! MAGNIFICENT!
YES, the best part of the movie is the Great Music, which (see my comment above) I mumbled while swimming on the coast near my summer home, well into the winter of 2020-21, when we were locked down by COVID19. It went perfectly with the swim and the cold water!
One the most important films in the history. This is the blueprint of how the great battle scenes are made to this day, and Eisenstein did it almost one hundred years ago. The film also had very important ideological context in the day, as the imminent clash of USSR and Nazi Germany was on the horizon. Although communist and internationalist, USSR started to call upon the traditions of Russian people fighting the invaders.
Which is the irony and hypocrisy of Soviets calling ''Fascism'' evil, while promoting a form of racial nationalism when it suits. The liberal democracies do the same thing.
@@m0rvidusm0rvidus18 There was no racial nationalism in this film, I dont know which film you were watching, in the USSR there were films from many nationalities talking and celebrating their past, not just ethnic Russians.
@@m0rvidusm0rvidus18 When there was racial nationalism in the USSR?
you forgot about the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, you forgot about the friendship between Stalin and Hitler
@@peregrinus44 I haven't forgot, it's that wasn't on the table yet, this is 1938.
As an American so interested in Russian history, this is one of the films I started with. Russia is such an expansive but diverse land, but people from The East and The West refused to recognize its authenticity and its soul. Many other beautiful Russian films followed this, and other countries cinematic ideas were also affected. Thanks for showing us this once more.
It's nice, of course. But you should not study the history of Russia based on this film. It does not correspond to the chronicles. Eisenstein said: "I'm making history here!" Yes, many of the characters are really real, but this amount of snow and ice raises questions. It's April, and according to the chronicles, the battle was on the grass. :)
But the Ice Battle itself, despite its locality, pushed the threat from the west for a long time.
@bezdelniza39 So very true. The actual films don't have a lot to do with real Russian history. In fact, as you say, their often a load of crap. But for someone who has never even crossed The Atlantic, much less been in Central Asia or The Far East; films like this give that person an idea of the uniqueness of a country like Russia. Thanks, I never expected such a great reply on some movie obscure to 99% of Americans.
I lived in Russia for three years and was lucky to visit both Pskov and Novgorod, as well as the monument on the lake where the battle is said to have been fought. And as it was winter and everything was covered in snow, it made the experience even more unforgettable. Final message of the film: don't mess with Russia.
No, non si scherza con la Russia. Ma nonostante la storia abbia dimostrato più volte che assolutamente non conviene, ogni tanto c'è qualcuno talmente stupido che ci prova. - Onore eterno al Popolo Russo!!
were you in a 12th century church in Pskov? It was built even before Alexander Nevsky.. Also near Pskov there is a Russian fortress Izborsk, which repeatedly participated in battles with the Knights during the time of Alexander Nevsky.
Точно!!! 👍
I'm american so I don't know but what's Russia like? is it a nice place or is it terrible? I hear conflicting answers.
@@AbrasiousProductionsIt is beautiful!
THANK YOU mosfilm for this wonderful movie!
Long live Russian art! Watching from India.
Plz bring more movies of russian history.
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Thanks Mosfilm for a remastered copy , my dvd copy ,I bought 20 plus years ago ,not as sharp as this one.
Having seen Ivan The Terrible on French tv as a kid and having been smacked around the face by that Masterpiece, I waited a few years before seeing Alexander Nevsky, having only the film score to imagine the film. Million Thanks again Mosfilm👍👍👍
Serge Eisenstein, qui était non seulement un cinéaste de génie, mais un musicien fin et sensible, doué dans ce domaine d’un instinct infaillible et Sergei Prokofiev , un autre titan , genie musical . Cette rencontre a pu être comparée sans exagération à celle de Mozart et de Lorenzo da Ponte, ou de Verdi et d’Arrigo Boïto, ou encore de Richard Strauss et d’Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Rare dans le domaine de l’opéra, cette miraculeuse symbiose est demeurée unique dans l’histoire du cinéma.Merci de partager cette oeuvre d'art extraordinaire pour les sens!
The brilliance of this movie is overwhelming. Long live the Russian people!!!!
Crazy to think that just a few years later most of the actors would fight real germans on the battlefield
Most of the extras were Red Army Conscripts. So, they were rehearsing for the real fight against the Germans.
Es muy loco
@@mateovillacorta2279 lets not jump ahead of ourselves - first they were Nazi allies in the war against Poland and their imperial wars of conquest in the Baltic states and vs. Finland...and Stalin did not willingly abandon his Nazi partners - Hilter was altering the deal of 1939.
@@timothydavidcurpIt had to be distorted because even a man like Stalin knew that he could not stand against the alliance of German Nazis and British fascists, who were sympathized with by the royal family headed by King George. And who gave Czechoslovakia and Austria to Hitler? And who hoped to the end that Hitler would attack the USSR after conquering Poland? And who arranged a "strange war" with Germany. A crusade against communism was a very popular idea at that time. So Stalin separated Hitler from Georg, strengthened Hitler and gave him faith in his own strength.
@@АнтонДоленко-т1щyeah but how invaded Poland? Not just Germany that's for sure. And how to help lend-lease the soviet union? And also the UK and France didn't want to start another world war and hope to appease Hitler, at least that what neville chamberlain thought.
1938?? It should got an Oscar!! Great cast for The Rus people! Bravo.
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Truly a masterpiece. Thank you Mosfilm for making this available to see.
Un film meraviglioso!
Un saluto dall'Italia, con la Russia e i Grande Popolo Russo nel cuore, sempre!
Conosco poco la storia del vostro Paese, ma i vostri architetti hanno costruito molti bellissimi edifici in Russia. E anche io ammiro la cucina italiana.
This epic movie inspired dozens of very famous films afterwards. Now I understand where most of the armours of the LOTR come from. Also Kingdom of Heaven, and the character of Igor in Frankenstein Junior have something to do with it.
Thank you Mosfilm for the excellent job!
The Teutonic Knights apparently inspired stormtroopers in Star Wars
@@sammerritt730 I can believe that as the shot in 22:34 immediately made me think of them
@@sammerritt730 some scary looking dudes!...reminds me of that robot in "The Black Hole"
I enjoyed Battle of the Neva. A more recent film about Novgorod and Alexander Nevsky.
The leader's helmet with the horns is almost exactly the same as Thulsa Doom wears in the first Conan.
Another Russian masterpiece studied and appreciated by students of "History of Cinema exam" in italian colleges and all around the world of culture. 🇷🇺
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ещё броненосец потемкин ..и война и мир ..и много других .. ты плохой ученик..
Legendary Prokofiev's music
Da!
We talk about year 1938. No computers. Every scene and fighting acenes you need to do with actor's
100 times better than Hollywood at that time. Great. Thank you.
I first saw this film, in 1963, while at university. We performed the music with our orchestra, and it has stayed with me always, throughout the ups and downs of Russia. It is wonderful raw music as is the dialogue and the acting. This is the clearest and best print I've ever seen, and the English subtitles are very good. Thanks so much.
One of my favorite movies of all time, I first saw it in 1980 back then Channel 2 out of NYC would air old movies after 11:30pm and if the sky was fairly clear, I could pick up the channel where I lived in CT some 140 miles from Manhatten Island NYC.
Thank you for making this free for all to see. A fantastic piece of film making, and a powerful polemic. Every time I've watched this I have been moved by it's brilliance.
This film has the best medieval battle scene in cinema, something that Hollywood has never managed to do to this day.
E pensar que este filme foi realizado há 86 anos (1938). O cinema Russo tem a tradição de grandeza.
The film is a superb accomplishment. The Prokofiev score remains monumental. I heard the music in concert before I saw the film and was enthralled.
Amazing restoration. The last time I saw the film about 15 yrs ago, the resolution was poor and the editing was terribly choppy. What skill and dedication!
In the mid 90s I saw this at Hollywood Bowl with the Philhatmonic playing the Prokoviev score LIVE
I really enjoyed this, thank you very much. Such creative filming. It is a bit like watching theatre turned into film and some of Alexander's quotes are as relevant today as they were when he said them.
The geat filmmaker Stan Brakhage did a whole semester lecture and film series on Eisenstien at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the early 70's....it was a life changer. Eisenstien remains the master...his influence is still huge.
Another Masterpiece by Eisenstein. And this time with Prokofiev dazzling score. Thanks so much for uploading this unique film🙏
It's been said the perfect score is the one that doesn't stand out from the story and on screen cinematography, but blends in and compliments the action. Eisenstein expertly wove the story, action and sound into one beautiful, organized whole.
throwing children into the fire?...pretty easy to see who the bad guys were!
@@garylampkin4288 this is a movie wrapped around a battle scene...the rest is a bit maudlin.....
the difference between this film and a movie like "Kingdom of Heaven" is that hollywood is much better at fleshing out the characters....
Don't confuse the film's message! A Russian film is about the people's struggle against enemy intervention, while The Kingdom of Heaven is a story of a knight. It should also be taken into account that one film was shot in the 40s, and the other is a modern film.@@frankpienkosky5688
Excellent film. The first time I saw it was at the New York Philharmonic (in 2006?). The movie showed on the screen with (if I remember correctly) subtitles in English. The music was performed live by the orchestra and the vocals by the New York Choral. Memorable experience.
My friends and I watched this in our Film Studies class in college, we all loved Vasilisa!!!
Esta película es un clásico de clásicos. Gracias por compartirla, saludos desde Ecuador.
.....this Eisenstein film with its Prokofiev music was extremely influential to Stanley Kubrick when making 2001 A Space Odyssey, apparently he played it repeatedly when he bought the vinyl record pressing of the film score to the utter annoyance of his wife!! (the music just continued playing with him in his head!).....I can also see elements and cinema shots within this film that Orson Welles utilized 3 years later in Citizen Kane 1941.....
ah yes, 2001...apparently the difference in gravity doesn't apply when you're INDOORS on the moon?.....
Very true that this masterpiece inspired and elated American director, Stanley Kubrick.
Очень любила актера Н. Черкасова, в нем все и талант и красота и ум. А как он играл, таких в наше время днем с огнем не найдешь. Человетище с большей буквы.
a long-suffering people who always suffered raids from their neighbors. Studying the history of Russia, you understand why it is called holy; so much blood has not been shed on any land...
The Russian state survived 200 wars and invasions. And from the 14th to the 20th centuries, Russia was at war for 329 years.
@@Esendor Russia has never known freedom.
@@Thepourdeuxchanson вранье!
@@alexeykargojarvinen5273 YA VAM NIVERYU!!! VY VSYO VRYOTY!!!
@@luna-oe2cs maybe Palestine
Which means Ivan has been kicking German butt for almost a thousand years and Otto (then under the alias Teutonic Knights) still doesn't learn his lesson. And this is the smartest people in the world....!
...and prideful, something Hitler exploited for evil. I'm 1/2 German from my mother's side, whose parents and an aunt and uncle emigrated in the US in the mid+20s. Unfortunately, her Father died the year I was born, but Grandma(sweet, jovial and very loving) continued to raise 6 children, 5 still at home. At the time of her death at 78, she had 16 grand children, 5 great grandchildren and 4 great, great...and she was the glue that kept everyone together. Every one got a birthday card with nice hand written note remembering a relevant story. Its been a blessing to me to know my German heritage. Grandmas maiden name was Liebenguth which was translated as: good love/life...They were lucky to get out before the Nazi reign of terror started in the late 20's- early 30's.
Not all Germans are the same as you may know... And not all Russians are the same, either.
They often were allies against Lithuania & Poland.
@@rmp7400 russians are no stranger to cruelty...as present day events attest!
Battle of Tannenberg
i was born in the usa and grew up thinking we were the best nation on earth. just like people everywhere think their nation is the best. but as i grew older and found out how evil my government really is ive had a big change of heart. america has done some bad shit around the world and at home, starting with the native people who lived here before. we have no right to judge any other country, we are just as bad as the rest. humans are the problem we will destroy ourselves in the end.
the world would be a much darker place without the USA...we're the ones trying to keep a lid on things....
@@frankpienkosky5688 you bomb countries around the world and starve them with sanctions.
This is a very narrow way of thinking. You can always condemn crimes of aggression even if your own country is the perpetrator.
Cool story bro, needs more ninjas though.
Люди - везде люди.
Американцы создали грандиозную империю.
Но, к сожалению, это империя торгашей. Ваша элита злоупотребила доверием других народов и начала их просто грабить.
Да ещё, чтобы быстро сломить СССР, элиты США придумали грабить не только остальной мир, но ещё и переложить свои долги на собственных внуков.
Да ещё настолько сошли с ума, что поверили в собственную пропагандой про "русское рабство" и вообразили, что русских, Россию можно превратить в жалкую задрипаную колонию Запада :)
Вот всё и рушится.
А восстание против Западной Империи подняли как раз те самые русские, которых в 1990е уже поспешили похоронить.
Epik bir kahramanlık destanı. Tarihin bağrından çıkmış gibi. Kesinlikle en iyi tarihi savaş filmlerinden biri. Prens rolünde yer alan Nikolai Cherkasov rolünün hakkını vermiş. Eisenstein büyük bir yönetmen.
Türkler ve sonra ansızın ortaya çıkan Ruslar... Yıllar önce ilgiyle izlemiştim; D&R'dan DVD formatında almıştım, film arşivimde... Ve bir de Gene D. Matlock'un " Ey Dünya İnsanları Hepiniz Türksünüz " kitabını okursanız bu filmin üstüne...
Действительно красиво здорово.... Да здравствует Россия!!!! Вы вызываете все мое восхищение и уважение.... Я всем сердцем в России.
Premiering on the eve of WW2 I can't help but think about the political significance of this film and how it was a way to introduce the upcoming conflict on the psyche of the nation.
Stalin był sojusznikiem Hitlera we wrześniu 1939 wspólnie napadli na Polskę.
¿Y por qué no escribes en español? Los rusos no son anglolacayitos ni anglocatetitos como lo sois los españoles.
España siempre por el mundo con la lengua fuera.
@@daniel7862
Asi se habla hombre .
2024 UD elections
Long live Russian arts!!!!
its like mosfilm is reading my mind. Thank you for this!
Another real masterpiece!
Nareszcie film do oglądania, proszę takie częściej.
Slava Bogu! Slava Rusii!
Slava Bogu! Slava Rusii!
For 1938, this is pretty damn good!
This 1938 film turned out to be a prediction of the World War II and the USSR's Patriotic War against Nazi Germany.
Также было бы здорово, если бы можно было загружать советские и российские документальные фильмы. Большое спасибо. Приветствую вас из Чили
Вы чего это тав в Чили потеряли то или там живёте?
A masterpiece of cinema.
That was a pretty awesome movie. Plenty of likeable characters to enjoy on screen. As soon as those Germans turned up all I could think of was Conan the Barbarian, for obvious reasons. Music was great too.
Wonderful movie!!! My favorite by Mr. Eisenstein!! ✌🇧🇷
A magnificent film. Thank you.
If you have time and desire, read the History of Russia.
Then you will know who is better. After Alexander the Great, only a memory remained. After Alexander Nevsky RUSSIA
Capolavoro assoluto. Alla faccia dell’ imperialismo Usa e vassalli
Prokofiev score made this movie even more powerful
le beau Nicolai TCHERKASOV ...qui fait encore aujourd'hui battre le coeur des dames ...
To be fair, he was quite handsome, even as a dude I admit it.
My appreciation to Mosfilm for putting out this beautiful and amazing classic Soviet era film out with the english subtitles. Enjoyed it immensely. And look forward to more of the older soviet films.. Anything pre 1970's I so much love.
In the Alexander Nevsky cemetery in St. Petersburg are buried many of the greats of Russian culture, especially music. But not Prokofiev, who wrote the astounding music for this film (he's buried in Moscow). The cemetery and monastery are an easy walk from the main shopping street, Nevsky Prospekt. Don't miss it if you're in St. Pete.
Interesting facts. Alexander Nevsky was Eisenstein's "family saint." His maternal grandfather Ivan Konetsky was born near Novgorod. In St. Petersburg, he and his family lived next to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Ivan Konetsky was buried at the Lavra cemetery. Eisenstein's great-great-grandfather built a church in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
Fascinating connections. The cemetery is one of the best places I've visited in my three trips to Russia.
@@ОльгаГофман-о8у
A brilliant film 🎉. 2004’s King Arthur steals the ice lake scene 😊. Impressive ❤. I’m guessing Darth Vader’s helmet comes from the Teutonic Knights
And Darth Vader is the Gift of the Wind from the 1967 Soviet science fiction film "Andromeda Nebula" based on the novel by Ivan Efremov.
Technically, Darth Vader's appearance was inspired by samurai armor. But I like your idea.
Good comment!
The ice lake incident is real from the battle of lake Peipus, also called battle on the ice.
I can hear Anvil of Crom starting from 56:56. Basil must have watched this masterpiece.
Wonderful movie and very actual in present day when western ''Crusaders'' although today they fight for "'Democracy and Freedom''' rather than Christ are waging war against Russia and Orthodox Slavic civilization, epecially the first scene is haunting given that movie was filmed three years before Fascist Germany agression against the USSR and now Germany are against supporting nazis.
Hello Strategos: One correction: "....and now Germany are AGAIN supporting Nazis." Best Wishes, BBoucharde, USA
The West never really marched for Christ, there Imperial drive is a Roman heritage
@@bboucharde
And the top is still crazy .
Orc
Germans has never changed...
Neither have Troglodytes...
@@garylampkin4288 why did you bring the Ottomans here?
@@garylampkin4288 What exactly do you mean for "Troglodytes" here?
1:09:05 The man out here living his best life. Swinging a log, beating up Teutonic knights, and hydrating
брат,ты что русский?
A true masterpiece. But I wonder if it is at all possible to get the version with the 1995 soundtrack? Listening to the clear music by Prokofiev would elevate it greatly.
Nice profile pic my dude
@@DrAlexandrius Thanks!
a boost for russian morale....at a time when it was sorely needed!...
Rus is not the same thing as Russia.
@@Joel-dr2uq
Rus in greek language is Russia
Это плохо?
@@Joel-dr2uq
prove that Rus' is not Russia
Uuaaoo increíble para ser una película antigua es muy buena, esas iglesias tienen un buen diseño una maravilla esas iglesias a mi parecer deberían hacer una versión más moderna de esta película sin duda alguna sería un éxito very good muy buena pelí 😃😃😃👍
Great movie to film and produce just a mere few years before the Battle of Stalingrad.
Great history movie!. Glory to RUSSIA then and now!
Russia didn´t exist "then".
@@Joel-dr2uq go back to school you FOOL!😂
@@mikeches7992 Just Google it.
@@Joel-dr2uq Russia no longer existed then, but there were Russian principalities
@@mikeches7992Germany didn't exist either, but hardly anyone ever used the word "Holy Roman Empire", it was always called Germany. Same goes with Russia
Never going to recover emotionally from the loss of the blacksmith.
Thanx for sharing this
outstanding piece for cinema goers. ✨👨🎨✨
Музыка Прокофьева в этом фильме исполняет свою огромную роль, и без этой музыки фильм просто не мыслим.
found out about this movie via Tom Clancys' novel 'Red Storm Rising"... damn I'm glad i did!
A truly great piece of cinema, regardless of it's age. It has a almost Hollywood feel to it.
If I remember correctly, Eisenstein took inspiration for his film work from watching John Ford westerns.
L'anima profoda e immortale della Russia. Ogni riferimento all'attualità è puramente casuale.
красиво скачут, Василий Иванович. интеллигенты, Александр Ярославич.
A great classic.
One of 10 best films of all time. I have one of top 5 Russian films that was removed. This is my Airshow part 1, 2, 3,. Notice the cloud formations in this film. Not by chance. Germans gonna try a 4th?
This is such a tremendous film, one of the best ever made, and it’s really sad that it rather presaged Operation Barbarossa. Thank God the Soviet peoples prevailed despite Stalin! I love the score by Prokofiev, too, and am watching this again after seeing a performance of the cantata Prokofiev arranged from the score for choir, orchestra and soloists….just tremendous! I do not use that word lightly. Despite using it here, twice! Cherkasov was born to play Nevsky, and his performance will live forever, along with Eisenstein’s magnificent vision.
Не "несмотря на Сталина", а во многом БЛАГОДАРЯ Сталину мы победили фашизм! А вы на Западе как никогда нас не понимали , так никогда и не поймёте. Не ваше дело совать нос и осуждать наших руководителей, вы в своей истории покопайтесь - ужаснётесь. Верите в бред, который несут про Сталина ваши насквозь лживые масс-медиа. Именно сейчас, во время очередного крестового похода европейских и американских неонацистов на нашу Родину, мы ещё раз убеждаемся в том, что правы были советские руководители . Мне сказки про СССР рассказывать не нужно , я в конце 1960-х родился.
what's with all the crosses?...did they view the russky's as infidels?
@@frankpienkosky5688Yes essentially that. During this time Catholic war lords like those of the Germanic Teutons and Livonian order don’t really consider the Russians as Christian. Likewise, the Russians didn’t consider the Catholics christian.
The film shows the Russians soul. I loved it
My favourite shot in the movie was 1:24:24, of the rus and german lying side by side.
What a masterpiece!!! Superb!!
It appears like Hitler and his generals hadn't watched this movie, prior than Operation Barbarossa was carried out.
@arguelloit1 appear nato need to see this movie also
@@gabriellazar4133 franly I see a slight difference from which side made a step into the other's territory. That's why I need to wear glasses.
this movie belongs to my favorite movies it's a 'chef d'oeuvre'
I love russian cinema ❤
This movie was relesed few years before Operation Barbarossa. It's realese was prescient.
Masterpiece even in 2024
En esta pelicula se juntan 2 genios del arte: Einsestein y Prokofiev, lo quiero sub esp
Mi Ruski! Snami Bog! Aleksandar Nevski!
...а если с нами Бог, то кто против нас?!👆🙏
Vom historisch-politischen Kontext (Stalinzeit) abgesehen: Eisensteins Film ist und bleibt eins der ganz großen Werke der Filmgeschichte!
Es mit kritischen Augen zu betrachten, den politischen Kontext im Hinterkopf, nimmt diesem Meisterwerk nichts, sondern hilft nur, es
besser zu verstehen.
Das beste Teil war die wunderbare MUSIK von Prokofiev. Ich habe diesen musik gesangen zusammen mit meinen Schwim, jeden Tag, von Dez 2020 bis 11 Januar 2021, an die Kueste in der Naehe von mein Sommer Haus.
Отделять создания фильма, от времени создания, нельзя. Это, большая ошибка.
He was as beautiful as Joseph of Egypt
His strength was the same as Samsons
He was wise like the king Solomon
He was courageous as Vespasian
Thank you so much for sharing ❣️🙏🤗
1:07:03 slavic armor looks cool as they are the roman varangian guard
I have a review of this in IMDb. It is indeed a great, classic, patriotic film. The cover for this UA-cam entry is colored, and I was hoping it has been colorized.
Obra maestra, sin duda ...
Such a wonderful film. I love all the costumes…it’s a shame the film hasn’t been colourised yet!
....they're fighting on the ice, man...would it make much difference?....interesting how you never see anyone's breath
@@frankpienkosky5688 well I just meant it would be cool to see all the costumes in colour.
@@Streksti The costumes of the Germans are black and white. Russian costumes are steel-colored. 😄
Soy argentino me gusta el cine ruso lastima que no están doblada al español
Bueno aunk no tenga subtitulos en español sin duda es una buena película pero con el tiempo talvez sea subtitulada very good 👍👍👍😃
Ahi ya la tiene, no hay mas que buscar en YT
Alexander Nevsky (1938) - Subtitulada al español: Parte I (Y II, III, IV, V y VI)
Tambin se tiene aqui Ivan el Terrible I y II con subtitulos en español