Ballad of a Soldier
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.
Release Date: 1959-12-01
Drama
Romance
War
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Casts
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
Vladimir Pokrovskiy
as Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
