Ballad of a Soldier

Name: Ballad of a Soldier
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1959-12-01
Duration: 89 min

1h 29m·Drama, Romance, War·

Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray·1959

Rate

8.0/10 avg

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.

DirectorGrigoriy ChukhrayCinematographyEra SavelyevaStudioMosfilm

Actor	Role
Vladimir IvashovAlyosha Skvortsov	Alyosha Skvortsov
Zhanna ProkhorenkoShura	Shura
Antonina MaksimovaKaterina, Alyosha's Mother	Katerina, Alyosha's Mother
Nikolay KryuchkovThe General	The General
Evgeniy UrbanskiyVasya, the Invalid	Vasya, the Invalid
Elza LezhdeyLiza, the Invalid's Wife	Liza, the Invalid's Wife
AAleksandr KuznetsovGavrilkin, the Train Sentry	Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Yevgeni TeterinThe Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'	The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Valentina MarkovaZoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor	Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
MMariya KremnevaElizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife	Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Vladimir PokrovskiyVasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father	Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
Georgiy YumatovThe Driver	The Driver
Gennadiy YukhtinSeryozha Pavlov	Seryozha Pavlov
Valentina TeleginaOld Woman Truck Driver	Old Woman Truck Driver
Lev BorisovThe Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy	The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Leonid ChubarovSergeant Major Mos'ko	Sergeant Major Mos'ko
Vladimir KashpurRyaboy	Ryaboy
Valentin AbramovJoking Soldier in Train	Joking Soldier in Train
Mikhail DadykoAlyosha's Train Companion	Alyosha's Train Companion
Semyon SvashenkoOld Ukrainian	Old Ukrainian
Nina MenshikovaTelegraph Office Clerk	Telegraph Office Clerk
Valentin BryleevThe Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy	The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Evgeniy EvstigneevTruck Driver Who Changed His Mind	Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind
Yuriy DubrovinPavlov's Buddy	Pavlov's Buddy
Valentina AnaninaAlyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)	Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Aleksey BakharThe Driver (uncredited)	The Driver (uncredited)
Tatyana BaryshevaPavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)	Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
Valentina BerezutskayaAlyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)	Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Vera BurlakovaThe Woman with Baby (uncredited)	The Woman with Baby (uncredited)
Aleksandra DanilovaAlyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)	Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)