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Ballad of a Soldier

8.0 / 10 8.0 1959 1h 29m

DramaRomanceWar

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

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CAST

The people behind the story

Vladimir Ivashov

Vladimir IvashovAlyosha Skvortsov

Zhanna Prokhorenko

Zhanna ProkhorenkoShura

Antonina Maksimova

Antonina MaksimovaKaterina, Alyosha's Mother

Nikolay Kryuchkov

Nikolay KryuchkovThe General

Evgeniy Urbanskiy

Evgeniy UrbanskiyVasya, the Invalid

Elza Lezhdey

Elza LezhdeyLiza, the Invalid's Wife

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Aleksandr KuznetsovGavrilkin, the Train Sentry

Yevgeni Teterin

Yevgeni TeterinThe Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'