Ballad of a Soldier (Баллада о солдате) 65 years old
From the very pages of life itself!
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.
Credits
Ballad of a Soldier Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gennadiy Yukhtin | as Pavlov |
| Antonina Maksimova She was 43, 69 years old when she died | as The mother |
| Georgiy Yumatov | as Sergeant |
| Nikolay Kryuchkov He was 48, 83 years old when he died | as General |
| Vladimir Ivashov He was 20, 55 years old when he died | as Pvt. Alyosha Skvortsov |
| Lev Borisov He was 25, 77 years old when he died | as Soldier |
| Zhanna Prokhorenko She was 19, 71 years old when she died | as Shura |
| Elza Lezhdey She was 26, 68 years old when she died | as The invalid's wife |
| Yuriy Dubrovin He was 20, now 85 years old | as Pavlov's buddy |
| Evgeniy Urbanskiy | as Wasja |
Ballad of a Soldier Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Valentin Ezhov as Writer. He was 38 (83) years old when He died | Writing |
| Grigoriy Chukhray as Director. | Directing |
| Grigoriy Chukhray as Writer. | Writing |
| Era Savelyeva as Cinematography. She was 46 (71) years old when She died | Crew |
Ballad of a Soldier (65 years)
From the very pages of life itself!
- Release day: Tuesday, December 01, 1959
- Runtime: 89 minutes