Ballad of a Soldier

Баллада о солдате

1959·89'

Grigoriy Chukhray

DramaRomanceWar

Russian

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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.

Cast

Vladimir Ivashov Alyosha Skvortsov Zhanna Prokhorenko Shura Antonina Maksimova Katerina, Alyosha's Mother Nikolay Kryuchkov The General Evgeniy Urbanskiy Vasya, the Invalid Elza Lezhdey Liza, the Invalid's Wife

Aleksandr Kuznetsov Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry Yevgeni Teterin The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast' Valentina Markova Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor

Mariya Kremneva Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife Vladimir Pokrovskiy Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father Georgiy Yumatov The Driver