Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
1h 29m · 1 Dec 1959
From the very pages of life itself!
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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.
| Movie ID | 117172 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Romance, War |
| Director | Grigoriy Chukhray |
| Main cast | Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Antonina Maksimova, Nikolay Kryuchkov, Evgeniy Urbanskiy, Elza Lezhdey, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Yevgeni Teterin |
| Release date | 1 December 1959 |
| Release year | 1959 |
| Language | Russian |
| Duration | 89 min (1h 29m) |
| Rating | 8.0 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Mosfilm |
Director: Grigoriy Chukhray
Writers: Grigoriy Chukhray, Valentin Ezhov
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Vladimir IvashovAlyosha Skvortsov
Zhanna ProkhorenkoShura
Antonina MaksimovaKaterina, Alyosha's Mother
Nikolay KryuchkovThe General
Evgeniy UrbanskiyVasya, the Invalid
Elza LezhdeyLiza, the Invalid's Wife
Aleksandr KuznetsovGavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Yevgeni TeterinThe Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Valentina MarkovaZoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
Mariya KremnevaElizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Vladimir PokrovskiyVasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
Georgiy YumatovThe Driver
Gennadiy YukhtinSeryozha Pavlov
Valentina TeleginaOld Woman Truck Driver
Lev BorisovThe Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Leonid ChubarovSergeant Major Mos'ko
Vladimir KashpurRyaboy
Valentin AbramovJoking Soldier in Train
Mikhail DadykoAlyosha's Train Companion
Semyon SvashenkoOld Ukrainian
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