- Country: Soviet Union
- Genres: Drama, Romance, War
- Release:
- Director: Grigoriy Chukhray
- Writers: Grigoriy Chukhray , Valentin Ezhov
- Language:
- Stars: Vladimir Ivashov , Zhanna Prokhorenko , Antonina Maksimova , Nikolay Kryuchkov , Evgeniy Urbanskiy , Elza Lezhdey , Aleksandr Kuznetsov , Evgeniy Teterin , Valentina Markova , Marina Kremnyova
- Runtime: min
- Awards:
- AKA: La balada del soldado (Mexico) , I ballada enos stratioti (Greece) , Die Ballade vom Soldaten , Bài Ca Người Lính (Vietnam) , Ballata di un soldato (Italy) , Balladi sotilaasta (Finland) , Baladė apie kareivį (Lithuania) , Historien om en soldat (Denmark) , Ballada a katonáról (Hungary) , A Balada do Soldado (Brazil) , Η μπαλάντα ενός στρατιώτη (Greece) , Historien om en soldat (Norway) , Ballad of a Soldier (United Kingdom) , Баллада о солдате (Russian Federation) , 士兵之歌 (China) , La balada del soldado (Spain) , Die Ballade vom Soldaten , Ballad of a Soldier , Балада за войника (Bulgaria) , Баллада о солдате , Ballada o soldate , Ballada o soldatje , Balada o vojákovi , Ballada o żołnierzu (Poland) , Balada soldatului (Romania) , askerin türküsü (Turkey) , Ballad of a Soldier (Canada) , Vain neljä päivää (Finland) , La ballade du soldat (France, French Republic) , Balada o vojniku , Ballad of a Soldier (United States of America) , De ballade van een soldaat (Netherlands the) , Balada o vojakovi (Slovakia (Slovak Republic)) , 誓いの休暇 (Japan) , La balada del soldado (Argentina) , A Balada do Soldado (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Ballad om en soldat (Sweden)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0052600
Ballad of a Soldier Cast · · · ALL
Grigoriy Chukhray
Director
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
Evgeniy Teterin
The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Valentina Markova
Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
Vladimir Pokrovskiy
Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
Georgiy Yumatov
The Driver
Gennadiy Yukhtin
Seryozha Pavlov
Valentina Telegina
Old Woman Truck Driver
Lev Borisov
The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Vladimir Kashpur
Ryaboy
Valentin Abramov
Joking Soldier in Train
Semyon Svashenko
Old Ukrainian
Nina Menshikova
Telegraph Office Clerk
Valentin Bryleev
The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind
Yuriy Dubrovin
Pavlov's Buddy
Valentina Ananina
Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Tatyana Barysheva
Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
Valentina Berezutskaya
Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Aleksandra Danilova
Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)