Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

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

From the very pages of life itself!

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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Released 1959-12-01 · 89 min · Drama, Romance, War

Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray

Cast

Vladimir Ivashov as Alyosha Skvortsov
Zhanna Prokhorenko as Shura
Antonina Maksimova as Katerina, Alyosha's Mother
Nikolay Kryuchkov as The General
Evgeniy Urbanskiy as Vasya, the Invalid
Elza Lezhdey as Liza, the Invalid's Wife
Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Yevgeni Teterin as The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Valentina Markova as Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
Mariya Kremneva as Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Vladimir Pokrovskiy as Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
Georgiy Yumatov as The Driver
Gennadiy Yukhtin as Seryozha Pavlov
Valentina Telegina as Old Woman Truck Driver
Lev Borisov as The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy