Ballad of a Soldier

Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

From the very pages of life itself!

  • Genre: Drama, Romance, War
  • Release Date: 1959-12-01
  • User Rating: 8/10 from 191 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: Pусский
  • Production Company: Mosfilm
  • Production Country: Soviet Union
  • Director: Grigoriy Chukhray
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Summary

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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  • 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

  • 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

  • Semen 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

  • Valentina Ananina

    as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

  • Aleksey Bakhar

    as The Driver (uncredited)

  • Tatyana Barysheva

    as Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)

  • Valentina Berezutskaya

    as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

  • Vera Burlakova

    as The Woman with Baby (uncredited)

  • Aleksandra Danilova

    as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

  • Marina Gavrilko

    as Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)

  • Zoya Isaeva

    as The Train Conductor (uncredited)

  • Pyotr Kiryutkin

    as Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

  • Mayya Kokhanova

    as Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)

  • Viktor Markin

    as The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited)

  • Radner Muratov

    as Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

  • Artur Nishchyonkin

    as Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

  • Sergey Pryanishnikov

    as Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)

  • Alevtina Rumyantseva

    as The Girl with Bucket (uncredited)

  • Vsevolod Sanayev

    as Part-bit (uncredited)

  • Pyotr Savin

    as The Soldier in Trench (uncredited)

  • Ekaterina Savinova

    as The Train Conductor (uncredited)

  • Olga Shakhova

    as Resident of the Bombed House (uncredited)

  • Georgi Shapovalov

    as Soldier-driver (uncredited)

  • Nikolay Smorchkov

    as The Soldier at Ferry (uncredited)

  • Evgeniy Steblov

    as

  • Lyubov Sokolova

    as The Woman at Market (uncredited)

  • Elena Volskaya

    as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

  • Yuriy Yakovlev

    as Narrator (uncredited)
Directing Grigoriy Chukhray Director
Writing Valentin Ezhov Writer
Writing Grigoriy Chukhray Writer
Production Pavel Danilyants Executive Producer
Art Boris Nemechek Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Lyudmila Ryashentseva Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Mariya Agofonova Makeup Artist
Visual Effects Sergey Mukhin VFX Artist
Camera Era Savelyeva Director of Photography
Camera Vladimir Nikolayev Director of Photography
Sound Mikhail Ziv Original Music Composer
Editing Mariya Timofeyeva Editor

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