Ballad of a Soldier
Original Title: Баллада о солдате
Tagline: From the very pages of life itself!
Release Date: 1959-12-01
Duration: 89 minutes
Synopsis
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.
Casting
- Evgeniy EvstigneevTruck Driver Who Changed His Mind
- Nikolay KryuchkovThe General
- Valentina BerezutskayaAlyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
- Aleksandr KuznetsovGavrilkin, the Train Sentry
- Zhanna ProkhorenkoShura
- Antonina MaksimovaKaterina, Alyosha's Mother
- Valentin BryleevThe Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
- Viktor MarkinThe Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited)
- Semen SvashenkoOld Ukrainian
- Radner MuratovAlyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
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