Ballad of a Soldier(1959)

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.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War

Director: Grigoriy Chukhray

Actors: Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Antonina Maksimova, Nikolay Kryuchkov, Evgeniy Urbanskiy, Elza Lezhdey, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Evgeniy Teterin, Valentina Markova, Mariya Kremneva

Release date: 1959-12-01

Country of origin: SU

Length: 1h 29m

Ratings:

• 8.2/10
• 93%