Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
From the very pages of life itself!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 29m
- Director Grigoriy Chukhray
- Genres Drama Romance War
- Rating 8.0/10 (222 votes)
Synopsis
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
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Vladimir Ivashov
as Alyosha Skvortsov
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Zhanna Prokhorenko
as Shura
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Antonina Maksimova
as Katerina, Alyosha's Mother
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Nikolay Kryuchkov
as The General
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Evgeniy Urbanskiy
as Vasya, the Invalid
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Elza Lezhdey
as Liza, the Invalid's Wife
- Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry
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Yevgeni Teterin
as The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
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Valentina Markova
as Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
- Mariya Kremneva as Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
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Vladimir Pokrovskiy
as Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
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Georgiy Yumatov
as The Driver
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Gennadiy Yukhtin
as Seryozha Pavlov
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Valentina Telegina
as Old Woman Truck Driver
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Lev Borisov
as The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
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Leonid Chubarov
as Sergeant Major Mos'ko
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Vladimir Kashpur
as Ryaboy
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Valentin Abramov
as Joking Soldier in Train
Crew
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Grigoriy Chukhray
Director
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Era Savelyeva
Director of Photography
- Vladimir Nikolayev Director of Photography
- Mariya Timofeyeva Editor
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Mikhail Ziv
Original Music Composer
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Grigoriy Chukhray
Writer
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Valentin Ezhov
Writer
