Ballad of a Soldier
movie
From the very pages of life itself!
Released December 01, 1959
Overview
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.
Cast
Vladimir Ivashov
as
Alyosha Skvortsov
Zhanna Prokhorenko
as
Shura
Antonina Maksimova
as
Katerina, Alyosha's Mother
Nikolay Kryuchkov
as
The General
Evgeniy Urbanskiy
as
Vasya, the Invalid
Elza Lezhdey
as
Liza, the Invalid's Wife
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
as
Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Yevgeni Teterin
as
The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Valentina Markova
as
Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
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Mariya Kremneva
as
Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Vladimir Pokrovskiy
as
Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
Georgiy Yumatov
as
The Driver
Crew
Grigoriy Chukhray
as
Writer
Grigoriy Chukhray
as
Director
Valentin Ezhov
as
Writer
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Mariya Agofonova
as
Makeup Artist
Boris Nemechek
as
Production Design
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Lyudmila Ryashentseva
as
Costume Design
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Sergey Mukhin
as
VFX Artist
Era Savelyeva
as
Director of Photography
Vladimir Nikolayev
as
Director of Photography
Mikhail Ziv
as
Original Music Composer
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Mariya Timofeyeva
as
Editor
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M. Chernova
as
Assistant Director