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Ballad of a Soldier
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Ballad of a Soldier

1959-12-01 · 89 min · ★ 8.0

Drama · Romance · War

During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive.

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Directors
Grigoriy Chukhray
Production companies
Mosfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Vladimir IvashovVladimir IvashovAlyosha Skvortsov
Zhanna ProkhorenkoZhanna ProkhorenkoShura
Antonina MaksimovaAntonina MaksimovaKaterina, Alyosha's Mother
Nikolay KryuchkovNikolay KryuchkovThe General
Evgeniy UrbanskiyEvgeniy UrbanskiyVasya, the Invalid
Elza LezhdeyElza LezhdeyLiza, the Invalid's Wife
Aleksandr KuznetsovGavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Yevgeni TeterinYevgeni TeterinThe Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Valentina MarkovaValentina MarkovaZoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
Mariya KremnevaElizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Vladimir PokrovskiyVladimir PokrovskiyVasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
Georgiy YumatovGeorgiy YumatovThe Driver
Gennadiy YukhtinGennadiy YukhtinSeryozha Pavlov
Valentina TeleginaValentina TeleginaOld Woman Truck Driver
Lev BorisovLev BorisovThe Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Leonid ChubarovLeonid ChubarovSergeant Major Mos'ko
Vladimir KashpurVladimir KashpurRyaboy
Valentin AbramovValentin AbramovJoking Soldier in Train
Mikhail DadykoMikhail DadykoAlyosha's Train Companion
Semyon SvashenkoSemyon SvashenkoOld Ukrainian

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