Ballad of a Soldier
From the very pages of life itself!
8.0(220) 1959-12-01 89 minDramaRomanceWar
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.
WriterGrigoriy Chukhray
WriterValentin Ezhov
DirectorGrigoriy Chukhray
Original Music ComposerMikhail Ziv
Cast & characters
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
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Aleksandr Kuznetsov
as Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Yevgeni Teterin
as The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Valentina Markova
as Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
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Mariya Kremneva
as Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Vladimir Pokrovskiy
as Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
Georgiy Yumatov
as The Driver
Gennadiy Yukhtin
as Seryozha Pavlov
Valentina Telegina
as Old Woman Truck Driver
Lev Borisov
as The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Leonid Chubarov
as Sergeant Major Mos'ko
Vladimir Kashpur
as Ryaboy
Valentin Abramov
as Joking Soldier in Train
Mikhail Dadyko
as Alyosha's Train Companion
Semyon Svashenko
as Old Ukrainian
Nina Menshikova
as Telegraph Office Clerk
Valentin Bryleev
as The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Evgeniy Evstigneev
as Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind
Yuriy Dubrovin
as Pavlov's Buddy
