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Ballad of a Soldier

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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.

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Director(s): Grigoriy Chukhray

Writer(s): Grigoriy Chukhray, Valentin Ezhov

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Keywords

world war ii russian soldier soldier soldier on leave return home soldiers of the russian empire blaze of glory

Cast

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

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CinemaSerf

When the young "Alyosha" (Vladimir Ivashov) risks life and limb to take out a couple of approaching Nazi tanks, his Comrade General (Nikolay Kryuchkov) proudly suggests an official citation for his br...