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Mosfilm
Directed by: Sergei Eisenstein
Featuring: Nikolai Cherkasov, Nikolai Okhlopkov, Alexander Abrikosov, Dmitri Orlov, Vasily Novikov, Nikolai Arsky, Varvara Massalitinova, Vera Ivasheva, Anna Danilova, Vladimir Ershov, Sergei Blinnikov
Eisenstein drew on history, Russian folk narratives, and the techniques of Walt Disney to create this broadly painted epic of Russian resilience. This story of Teutonic knights vanquished by Prince Alexander Nevsky’s tactical brilliance resonated deeply with a Soviet Union concerned with the rise of Nazi Germany. Widely imitated—most notably by Laurence Olivier’s Battle of Agincourt re-creation for Henry V—the Battle on the Ice scene remains one of the most famous audio-visual experiments in film history, perfectly blending action with the rousing score of Sergei Prokofiev.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Russian Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Mulitimedia Essay, Short Film, Gallery, Restoration Demonstration, Insert
- Audio essay by film scholar David Bordwell, author of The Cinema of Eisenstein
- Russell Merritt's multimedia essay on the Eisenstein-Prokofiev collaboration
- A reconstruction of Eisenstein
- Drawings and production stills
- Restoration demonstration
- Insert featuring an essay by J. Hoberman
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Release Credits
Artwork: Gordon Reynolds
Producer: Issa Clubb
Release Notes on Restoration
Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. This new digital transfer was created on a high-definition Spirit Datacine from a new 35mm composite fine-grain master positive, made exclusively for Criterion by Mosfilm.