Ballad of a Soldier

Name: Ballad of a Soldier
Director: Grigoriy Chukhray
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1959-12-01
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Antonina Maksimova, Nikolay Kryuchkov, Evgeniy Urbanskiy

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1959 · 89 min · Drama · Romance · War · TMDB 8.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray

Cast

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