Ballad of a Soldier

Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

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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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  • Release Date: 1959-12-01
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Director: Grigoriy Chukhray

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    • Trailer

    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

    • Gennadiy Yukhtin

      Seryozha Pavlov

    • Valentina Telegina

      Old Woman Truck Driver

    • Lev Borisov

      The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy

    • Leonid Chubarov

      Sergeant Major Mos'ko

    • Vladimir Kashpur

      Ryaboy

    • Valentin Abramov

      Joking Soldier in Train

    • Mikhail Dadyko

      Alyosha's Train Companion

    • Semen Svashenko

      Old Ukrainian

    • Nina Menshikova

      Telegraph Office Clerk

    • Valentin Bryleev

      The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy

    • Evgeniy Evstigneev

      Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind

    • Yuriy Dubrovin

      Pavlov's Buddy

    • Valentina Ananina

      Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

    • Aleksey Bakhar

      The Driver (uncredited)

    • Tatyana Barysheva

      Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)

    • Valentina Berezutskaya

      Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

    • Vera Burlakova

      The Woman with Baby (uncredited)

    • Aleksandra Danilova

      Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

    • Marina Gavrilko

      Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)

    • Pyotr Kiryutkin

      Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

    • Mayya Kokhanova

      Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)

    • Viktor Markin

      The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited)

    • Radner Muratov

      Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

    • Sergey Pryanishnikov

      Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)

    • Alevtina Rumyantseva

      The Girl with Bucket (uncredited)

    • Vsevolod Sanayev

      Part-bit (uncredited)

    • Artur Nishchyonkin

      Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

    • Pyotr Savin

      The Soldier in Trench (uncredited)

    • Ekaterina Savinova

      The Train Conductor (uncredited)

    • Olga Shakhova

      Resident of the Bombed House (uncredited)

    • Georgi Shapovalov

      Soldier-driver (uncredited)

    • Nikolay Smorchkov

      The Soldier at Ferry (uncredited)

    • Evgeniy Steblov

    • Lyubov Sokolova

      The Woman at Market (uncredited)

    • Elena Volskaya

      Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

    • Yuriy Yakovlev

      Narrator (uncredited)

    • Zoya Isayeva

      The Train Conductor (uncredited)

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