Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
1h 29m
Running Time
December 1, 1959Release Date
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
1h 29m
Running Time
December 1, 1959Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
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)
Zoya Isaeva
The Train Conductor (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)
Artur Nishchyonkin
Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Sergey Pryanishnikov
Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
Alevtina Rumyantseva
The Girl with Bucket (uncredited)
Vsevolod Sanayev
Part-bit (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)
Lyubov Sokolova
The Woman at Market (uncredited)
Elena Volskaya
Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Yuriy Yakovlev
Narrator (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 1959
Original NameБаллада о солдате
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
world war ii
soldier
return home
russian soldier
soldier on leave
soldiers of the russian empire
blaze of glory
Wiki.
Ballad of a Soldier (Russian: Баллада о солдате, Ballada o soldate), is a 1959 Soviet war romance film directed by Grigory Chukhray and starring Vladimir Ivashov and Zhanna Prokhorenko. While set during World War II, Ballad of a Soldier is not primarily a war film. It recounts, within the context of the turmoil of war, various kinds of love: the romantic love of a young couple, the committed love of a married couple, and a mother's love of her child, as a Red Army soldier tries to make it home during a leave, meeting several civilians on his way and falling in love. The film was produced at Mosfilm and won several awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
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