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From the very pages of life itself! - Ballad of a Soldier
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Title: Ballad of a Soldier

Release Date: 1 Dec 1959

Runtime: 1h 29m

Genre: Drama, Romance, War

Director: Mosfilm

Production Companies: Mosfilm

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 8 (196 votes)

Cast

  • Alyosha Skvortsov: Vladimir Ivashov
  • Shura: Zhanna Prokhorenko
  • Katerina, Alyosha's Mother: Antonina Maksimova
  • The General: Nikolay Kryuchkov
  • Vasya, the Invalid: Evgeniy Urbanskiy
  • Liza, the Invalid's Wife: Elza Lezhdey
  • Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry: Aleksandr Kuznetsov
  • The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast': Yevgeni Teterin
  • Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor: Valentina Markova
  • Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife: Mariya Kremneva
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