film "Alexander Nevsky" by Sergei Eisenstein
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"Alexander Nevsky" is a 1938 Soviet historical drama directed by Sergei Eisenstein, renowned for its patriotic portrayal of Prince Alexander Nevsky’s defense of medieval Russia and its influential collaboration with composer Sergei Prokofiev.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sergei Eisenstein film "Alexander Nevsky" | 1 |
| film "Alexander Nevsky" by Sergei Eisenstein canonical | 1 |
| фильм «Александр Невский» (режиссёр Сергей Эйзенштейн) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7098535 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: film "Alexander Nevsky" by Sergei Eisenstein Context triple: [Battle on the Ice, hasCulturalDepiction, film "Alexander Nevsky" by Sergei Eisenstein]
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A.
"Александр Невский"
Александр Невский — князь Новгородский и великий князь Владимирский XIII века, прославившийся победами над шведскими и немецкими рыцарями и канонизированный Русской православной церковью.
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B.
film "Battle for Sevastopol"
"Battle for Sevastopol" is a biographical war drama film that chronicles the life and World War II exploits of legendary Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko.
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C.
Leni Riefenstahl’s film Olympia
Leni Riefenstahl’s film *Olympia* is a landmark 1938 documentary that artistically chronicles the 1936 Berlin Olympics, renowned for its innovative cinematography and controversial association with Nazi propaganda.
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D.
film "Stalingrad" (1993)
The 1993 film "Stalingrad" is a German war drama that portrays the brutal experiences of Wehrmacht soldiers during the pivotal World War II battle on the Eastern Front.
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E.
French film "Le Jour Se Lève" (1939)
French film "Le Jour Se Lève" (1939) is a landmark poetic realist drama directed by Marcel Carné, renowned for its fatalistic love triangle, atmospheric noir style, and one of Jean Gabin’s most iconic performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: film "Alexander Nevsky" by Sergei Eisenstein Target entity description: "Alexander Nevsky" is a 1938 Soviet historical drama directed by Sergei Eisenstein, renowned for its patriotic portrayal of Prince Alexander Nevsky’s defense of medieval Russia and its influential collaboration with composer Sergei Prokofiev.
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A.
"Александр Невский"
Александр Невский — князь Новгородский и великий князь Владимирский XIII века, прославившийся победами над шведскими и немецкими рыцарями и канонизированный Русской православной церковью.
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B.
film "Battle for Sevastopol"
"Battle for Sevastopol" is a biographical war drama film that chronicles the life and World War II exploits of legendary Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko.
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C.
Leni Riefenstahl’s film Olympia
Leni Riefenstahl’s film *Olympia* is a landmark 1938 documentary that artistically chronicles the 1936 Berlin Olympics, renowned for its innovative cinematography and controversial association with Nazi propaganda.
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D.
film "Stalingrad" (1993)
The 1993 film "Stalingrad" is a German war drama that portrays the brutal experiences of Wehrmacht soldiers during the pivotal World War II battle on the Eastern Front.
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E.
French film "Le Jour Se Lève" (1939)
French film "Le Jour Se Lève" (1939) is a landmark poetic realist drama directed by Marcel Carné, renowned for its fatalistic love triangle, atmospheric noir style, and one of Jean Gabin’s most iconic performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Alexander Nevsky ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Alexander Nevsky – Nikolay Cherkasov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Eduard Tisse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborationWith | Sergei Prokofiev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Sergei Prokofiev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| director | Sergei Eisenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor |
Esfir Tobak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sergei Eisenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSequence | Battle on the Ice on Lake Peipus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
ⓘ
war film ⓘ |
| hasScoreStyle | choral-orchestral ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Russian nationalism
ⓘ
heroism ⓘ resistance to foreign invasion ⓘ |
| influenced |
Soviet war cinema
ⓘ
development of film music ⓘ |
| leadActor | Nikolay Cherkasov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Alexander Nevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicAdaptedAs | Alexander Nevsky (cantata) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | defense of Rus against Western invaders ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential battle sequences
ⓘ
innovative use of music and sound ⓘ patriotic themes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| portrays |
Battle on the Ice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teutonic Knights NERFINISHED ⓘ defense of medieval Russia ⓘ |
| portraysConflictBetween | Novgorod Republic and Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysHistoricalFigure | Alexander Nevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1938-11-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 112 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Pyotr Pavlenko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sergei Eisenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: film "Alexander Nevsky" by Sergei Eisenstein Description of subject: "Alexander Nevsky" is a 1938 Soviet historical drama directed by Sergei Eisenstein, renowned for its patriotic portrayal of Prince Alexander Nevsky’s defense of medieval Russia and its influential collaboration with composer Sergei Prokofiev.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Александр Невский
this entity surface form:
фильм «Александр Невский» (режиссёр Сергей Эйзенштейн)
this entity surface form:
Sergei Eisenstein film "Alexander Nevsky"