Ballad of a Soldier

Ballad of a Soldier

1959
1h 29m
8.0

8.0/10

215 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Romance War

"From the very pages of life itself!"

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Mosfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Russian

Keywords

world war ii russian soldier soldier soldier on leave return home reflective soldiers of the russian empire blaze of glory

Quick Facts

Original Title Баллада о солдате
Release Date December 1, 1959
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0052600

Cast

Vladimir Ivashov
Vladimir Ivashov

Alyosha Skvortsov

Zhanna Prokhorenko
Zhanna Prokhorenko

Shura

Antonina Maksimova
Antonina Maksimova

Katerina, Alyosha's Mother

Nikolay Kryuchkov
Nikolay Kryuchkov

The General

Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Evgeniy Urbanskiy

Vasya, the Invalid

Elza Lezhdey
Elza Lezhdey

Liza, the Invalid's Wife

Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Aleksandr Kuznetsov

Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry

Yevgeni Teterin
Yevgeni Teterin

The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'

Valentina Markova
Valentina Markova

Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor

Mariya Kremneva
Mariya Kremneva

Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife

Vladimir Pokrovskiy
Vladimir Pokrovskiy

Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father

Georgiy Yumatov
Georgiy Yumatov

The Driver

Key Crew

Grigoriy Chukhray
Writer
Valentin Ezhov
Writer
Grigoriy Chukhray
Director
Pavel Danilyants
Producer