die before the wedding?
What's with you?
No, l have not been
destined to live.
l shall not take a wife.
You shall live, and your
glory will live with you.
Bow down before Gavrilo.
He was the first in battle,
your hand in marriage
belongs to him.
Come to your feet, Olexich.
- City of Pskov -
With all this commotion nobody
thinks about matters of state.
Good citizens of Pskov and
Novgorod! l would strike you,
lash you mercilessly, had you
talked away the lce battle!
Russia would never forgive us
for the lack of daring.
So shall you remember it and
shall pass it on to your kin.
And should you forget it, you
become like Judas -
traitors in the eyes
of all Russia!
l promise: should trouble come,
l shall call Russia to arms anew
and if you stand idly by,
l shall strike you mercilessly
as long as l am alive, and after
it will be the duty of my sons!
And now let us have
a court of justice.
We should free the foot
soldiers. What say you?
What shall we do with them?
They were forced to fight.
And what about
the noble knights?
We shall ask for ransom!
Exchange them for soap!
What should we do with him?
You, the people, should
decide his fate!
No enemy shall tread
on Russian soil .
Arise, my people, arise!
Give my judgement, Prince.
Decide the fate of the girl!
l said l shall not choose
the better-looking one
but the one who was more
prominent in battle.
My son Vasily has never
been second-best to anyone!
They won't let a man
live or die in peace.
Forgive me, mother, for
contradicting your words.
l have never gone against
your will. Don't slander Gavrilo.
Judging fairly, neither of us
deserves to be the groom.
Vasilisa was blessed with
the greatest courage of all!
There were none braver than she!
Gavrilo was the next best man.
To this l pledge my
honor before the people.
So be it.
You have disgraced your mother!
l wanted to get you married.
So where's the problem?
There will be a wedding yet!
Couldn't you even be
the first in battle?
l wasn't the last.
Take for your daughter-in-law
the girl in the chain mail.
What a beauty!
l haven't lost yet, mother.
And now...
Let us celebrate!
Hooray!
Let's agree in advance, at home
keep your fists to yourself.
Go and tell everyone in the
foreign lands that Russia lives.
He who comes to us as a guest,
let him come with no reservation.
But he who comes to us with a
sword, shall die by the sword.
On this stands Russia, and on
this she shall stand forever.
''He who comes to us
with a sword
''shall die by the sword.
''On this stands Russia
''and on this she
shall stand forever.''ALEXANDER NEVSKY
Mosfilm Studios
Scenario:
Pyotr Pavlenko - Sergei Eisenstein
Directed by:
Sergei Eisenstein - Dimitri Vasiliev
Director of photography:
Eduard Tissй
The 13th century.
Knights of the Teuton Order invaded
Russia from the West.
Russia's vast and rich lands
beckoned an invader.
The German aggressors expected
an easy victory over our people:
Russia was still recovering from
the Mongol bloodbath.
The countryside was sown with the
debris of bloody