Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

"From the very pages of life itself!"

8.0 December 1, 1959 1h 29m Released
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.

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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

  • Gennadiy Yukhtin

    Gennadiy Yukhtin

    Seryozha Pavlov

  • Valentina Telegina

    Valentina Telegina

    Old Woman Truck Driver

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