Alexander Nevsky, the Battle on Ice scene by Sergei Eisenstein released in 1938 amid rising tensions in Europe between Stalin, Hitler and other leaders.
Two thousand heavily armed German invaders are defeated by irregular, local forces on April 5, 1242.
Run-time about 30 minutes.
General Winter wins again.
ReplyDeleteI first heard of this when reading Tom Clancy's book, Red Storm Rising.
ReplyDeleteThat was a really good story, I read it again last year. A fine story!
DeleteI'm going to watch this one..
The link is to the battle. The entire movie is about 90 minutes.
DeleteThe helmets of the German foot-soldiers look suspiciously like the Nazi stahlhelm from above and the riveted bucket helmets of the knights liked like Nazi armored vehicles.
DeleteDanged commies didn't miss a trick. The Nazi and Stalin were allies (at the time) but neither trusted the other.
Thank you for continuing the tradition!
ReplyDeleteI sure do miss ol Remus...
Ditto to your remarks about ERJ and Ol Remus. I'm avoiding crowds tonight.
DeleteJoe, I very much enjoy your blog and wish you and yours a Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteThank-you, sir. Optimism abounds. God is good. May you and your kin have a prosperous and joyful 2025
DeleteHappy new year to you and your family Joe.
ReplyDeleteThank-you, sir. I am so glad that the nay-sayers and pessimists were wrong with regard to elections. I know we are not out-of-the-woods but I am still filled with hope.
DeleteSimpler times. A clear invading force and enemy. We still have the instinct to fight for survival. But the battle lines have blurred and many hesitate to defend. So worried about being “othered” or labeled as extreme.
ReplyDeleteDon’t fight or you’re labeled and cancelled.
See it for what it is. When bellies go empty and the petroleum runs short, the flag will go up.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5uASQgLwaIs&pp=ygUKY29yYiBsdW5kIA%3D%3D
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Wheat! Blowing field of grain. Throwing babies into fire. I remember those scenes from 50 + years ago the first time I saw that film.
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