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Ballad of a Soldier

79.95 %|Dec 1, 1959|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. 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.

Featured Crew

Grigoriy Chukhray
Writer
Grigoriy Chukhray
Director
Valentin Ezhov
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Mariya Agofonova
Makeup Artist
Boris Nemechek
Production Design
Pavel Danilyants
Executive Producer
Lyudmila Ryashentseva
Costume Design
Sergey Mukhin
VFX Artist

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Cast

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Vladimir Ivashov
Alyosha Skvortsov
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Antonina Maksimova
Katerina, Alyosha's Mother
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Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Vasya, the Invalid
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Elza Lezhdey
Liza, the Invalid's Wife
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Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry
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Yevgeni Teterin
The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
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Valentina Markova
Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
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Mariya Kremneva
Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
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Vladimir Pokrovskiy
Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
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Georgiy Yumatov
The Driver
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Gennadiy Yukhtin
Seryozha Pavlov
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Valentina Telegina
Old Woman Truck Driver
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Lev Borisov
The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
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Leonid Chubarov
Sergeant Major Mos'ko
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Valentin Abramov
Joking Soldier in Train
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Mikhail Dadyko
Alyosha's Train Companion
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Semen Svashenko
Old Ukrainian
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Nina Menshikova
Telegraph Office Clerk
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Valentin Bryleev
The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
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Evgeniy Evstigneev
Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind
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Yuriy Dubrovin
Pavlov's Buddy
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Valentina Ananina
Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
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Aleksey Bakhar
The Driver (uncredited)
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Tatyana Barysheva
Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
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Valentina Berezutskaya
Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
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Vera Burlakova
The Woman with Baby (uncredited)
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Aleksandra Danilova
Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
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Marina Gavrilko
Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)
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Zoya Isaeva
The Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Pyotr Kiryutkin
Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
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Mayya Kokhanova
Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)
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Viktor Markin
The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited)
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Radner Muratov
Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
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Artur Nishchyonkin
Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
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Sergey Pryanishnikov
Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
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Alevtina Rumyantseva
The Girl with Bucket (uncredited)
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Vsevolod Sanayev
Part-bit (uncredited)
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Pyotr Savin
The Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
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Ekaterina Savinova
The Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Olga Shakhova
Resident of the Bombed House (uncredited)
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Georgi Shapovalov
Soldier-driver (uncredited)
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Nikolay Smorchkov
The Soldier at Ferry (uncredited)
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Lyubov Sokolova
The Woman at Market (uncredited)
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Elena Volskaya
Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
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Yuriy Yakovlev
Narrator (uncredited)