Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
From the very pages of life itself!
1959 · 1h 29m · Drama, Romance, War
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
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.
Director: Grigoriy Chukhray
Writers: Grigoriy Chukhray, Valentin Ezhov
Music by: Mikhail Ziv
Cinematography: Vladimir Nikolayev, Era Savelyeva
Editor: Mariya Timofeyeva
Rated 8/10 by 222 viewers
Cast
Vladimir Ivashov as Alyosha SkvortsovZhanna Prokhorenko as ShuraAntonina Maksimova as Katerina, Alyosha's MotherNikolay Kryuchkov as The GeneralEvgeniy Urbanskiy as Vasya, the InvalidElza Lezhdey as Liza, the Invalid's WifeAleksandr Kuznetsov as Gavrilkin, the Train SentryYevgeni Teterin as The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'Valentina Markova as Zoya, Skvortsovs' NeighborMariya Kremneva as Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's WifeVladimir Pokrovskiy as Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's FatherGeorgiy Yumatov as The DriverMore like this
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