Movie
Ballad of a Soldier
1959 · 1h 29m · Drama, Romance, War
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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.
Cast
Vladimir IvashovAlyosha Skvortsov
Zhanna ProkhorenkoShura
Antonina MaksimovaKaterina, Alyosha's Mother
Nikolay KryuchkovThe General
Evgeniy UrbanskiyVasya, the Invalid
Elza LezhdeyLiza, the Invalid's Wife- Aleksandr KuznetsovGavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Yevgeni TeterinThe Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Valentina MarkovaZoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor- Mariya KremnevaElizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Vladimir PokrovskiyVasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
Georgiy YumatovThe Driver
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