Four-Star Films : ‘Alexander Nevsky’
Sergei Eisenstein’s 1938 masterpiece stars Nikolai Cherkassov (pictured) in the title role and tells of Russian resistance to a 13th-Century German invasion. It’s a prophetic parable with justly famous battle scenes, photographed with visual bravura and boasting a celebrated Prokofiev score (Bravo Saturday at 4 p.m.).
Other four-star films airing this week:
The Conformist / Bravo, Monday, 5 and 11 p.m.
GoodFellas / HBO early Tuesday, 3:35 a.m.
A Streetcar Named Desire / AMC, Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.
It Happened One Night / TMC, Friday, 11:15 a.m.
Stagecoach / Bravo, Friday, 1 p.m.
Night of the Living Dead (1968) / A&E;, early Saturday, 1 a.m.
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