Ballad of a Soldier
Release Date: 1959-12-01
Rating : 8/10
Duration : 89 minutes
Genres : Drama, Romance, War
Director : Grigoriy Chukhray
Writer : Grigoriy Chukhray, Valentin Ezhov
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 Ivashov
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Antonina Maksimova
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Elza Lezhdey