Ballad of a Soldier

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 1, 1959

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Mosfilm

Cast

Vladimir Ivashov,Zhanna Prokhorenko,Antonina Maksimova,Nikolay Kryuchkov,Evgeniy Urbanskiy,Elza Lezhdey,Aleksandr Kuznetsov,Yevgeni Teterin,Valentina Markova,Mariya Kremnevaand 39 more

Director

Grigoriy Chukhray

Writer

Valentin Ezhov,Grigoriy Chukhray,Marianna Rooz

Producer

Pavel Danilyants

Cinematography

Era Savelyeva,Vladimir Nikolayev

Music

Mikhail Ziv

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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