Ballad of a Soldier

Ballad of a Soldier
1959DramaRomanceWar89 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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. ... read more

  • Grigoriy Chukhray

    Director

  • Grigoriy Chukhray

    Writer

  • Valentin Ezhov

    Writer

  • Vladimir Nikolayev

    Director of Photography

  • Era Savelyeva

    Director of Photography

  • Mariya Timofeyeva

    Editor

  • Vladimir Ivashov

    Alyosha Skvortsov

  • Zhanna Prokhorenko

    Shura

  • Antonina Maksimova

    Katerina, Alyosha's Mother

  • Nikolay Kryuchkov

    The General

  • Evgeniy Urbanskiy

    Vasya, the Invalid

  • Elza Lezhdey

    Liza, the Invalid's Wife

  • Aleksandr Kuznetsov

    Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry

  • Yevgeni Teterin

    The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'

  • Valentina Markova

    Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor

  • Mariya Kremneva

    Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife

  • Vladimir Pokrovskiy

    Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father

  • Georgiy Yumatov

    The Driver

  • Gennadiy Yukhtin

    Seryozha Pavlov

  • Valentina Telegina

    Old Woman Truck Driver

  • Lev Borisov

    The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy

  • Leonid Chubarov

    Sergeant Major Mos'ko

  • Vladimir Kashpur

    Ryaboy

  • Valentin Abramov

    Joking Soldier in Train

  • Mikhail Dadyko

    Alyosha's Train Companion

  • Semen Svashenko

    Old Ukrainian

  • Nina Menshikova

    Telegraph Office Clerk

  • Valentin Bryleev

    The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy

  • Evgeniy Evstigneev

    Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind

  • Yuriy Dubrovin

    Pavlov's Buddy

  • Valentina Ananina

    Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

  • Aleksey Bakhar

    The Driver (uncredited)

  • Tatyana Barysheva

    Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)

  • Valentina Berezutskaya

    Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

  • Vera Burlakova

    The Woman with Baby (uncredited)

  • Aleksandra Danilova

    Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

  • Marina Gavrilko

    Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)

  • Zoya Isaeva

    The Train Conductor (uncredited)

  • Pyotr Kiryutkin

    Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

  • Mayya Kokhanova

    Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)

  • Viktor Markin

    The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited)

  • Radner Muratov

    Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

  • Artur Nishchyonkin

    Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

  • Sergey Pryanishnikov

    Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)

  • Alevtina Rumyantseva

    The Girl with Bucket (uncredited)

  • Vsevolod Sanayev

    Part-bit (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    89 minutes

    Released

    1959-12-01

    Languages

    Pусский

    Countries

    Soviet Union

    Studios

    Mosfilm

    Sound

  • Mikhail Ziv

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    36 days ago

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