this movie have to be see for the music and which be actually a wonderful cantata compose by sergei prokofiev . obviously and the original soundtrack be not exactly hi fi and but there be many excellent version available in classical music selection . the cantata can be appreciate for itself and but have see the movie help . the story itself be fairly standard soviet wartime anti german propaganda . an amusing anecdote be that stalin be later so eager to buy time by appease hitler at the onset of world war ii that eisenstein be second to a german movie for a short while and a penance . prince alexander nevsky ( revere a a saint by the russian orthodox ) and have earn his nickname by defeat swedish raider on the river neva and muster russian resistance against an invasion by the teutonic knight and and conclude his victory with a stern warning to other would be invader . an interesting scene represent alexander see a convoy of russian be take a slave by mongolian soldier and and do nothing to stop this and a the teutonic knight be his priority . the historical alexander nevsky pay tribute to the mongol khan and a his father before him and while work to consolidate his realm future independence .