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Alexander Nevsky AKA Aleksandr Nevskiy (1938)
The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic KnightsDirector: Sergei M. Eisenstein; Dmitri Vasilyev
Year of Copyright: 1938
OVERALL: R0-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film scholar David Bordwell, author of "The Cinema of Eisenstein" (2001)
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Extras:Bezhin Meadow:
- Scholar Naum Kleiman's reconstruction of the unfinished 1937 film Bezhin Meadow (Bezhin lug) (26:17)
- Jay Leyda's photos and documents from the set
- “From the Storehouse of Creation: Thoughts on a Lost Masterwork”, an essay by cultural historian Elena Pinot Simon
- Important Texts (a collection of newspaper articles and essays)
Multimedia essay by Russell Merritt on the Eisenstein-Prokofiev collaboration (23:14)
Drawings and production stills
Restoration demonstration (on First Printing only; omitted from Second Printing) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Part of the 3-disc box set #86 "Eisenstein: The Sound Years", containing #87 "Alexander Nevsky", "Ivan The Terrible - Part I" and #88 "Ivan The Terrible - Part II".
Comes with a 6-page fold-out booklet, featuring an essay by film critic J. Hoberman.
This version has newly translated subtitles and is restored/remastered. -
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Subtitles:English (burnt-in)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Credits are in English.
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Extras:
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Subtitles:English (burnt-in)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:896137001689
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Notes:Credits are in English.
Direct port of the 1998 Image Entertainment DVD. -
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Extras:Notes about the director
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Subtitles:Italian and Russian
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Background notes on the life of Alexander Nevsky (scrolling text)
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Subtitles:English (burned-in)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Disc is coded R2/R4
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Only available in the "Eisenstein Collection Volume 2" 3-Disc set.
Packaged in a 3-disc keep case. -
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Extras:Notes on the history of the man Aleksander Nevsky
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Subtitles:English (burned-in)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Disc is coded R2/R4
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OVERALL: R0
The Criterion version is restored/remastered and contains extras. However, it is only available as a part of the box-set "Eisenstein: The Sound Years".
The others are most likely identical, but the UK and Australian editions have some historical notes as an extra feature.
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CUTS:
- R0 Eisenstein: The Sound Years Box Set America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (108:28 NTSC)
- R1 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts - 1982 reissue (107:52 NTSC)
- R1 Sergei Eisenstein Double Feature America- Corinth Films - No cuts - 1982 reissue (107:52 NTSC)
- R2 Italy- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No Cuts
- R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - No Cuts
- R2 Eisenstein Collection Volume 2 United Kingdom- Palisades Tartan - No Cuts. (103:24 PAL)
- R4 Australia- Force Video - No Cuts
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Comparison added by Hans_Kristian_Senneseth on 03/12/02
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 04/11/21UPDATE LOG:
14/02/11: Additon of the R2 UK set from Palisades Tartan.
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04/11/21: Added Corinth and corrected Image.
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