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Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is granted a visit with his mother after he single-handedly fends off two enemy tanks. As he journeys home, Alyosha encounters the devastation of his war-torn country, witnesses glimmers of hope among the people, and falls in love. With its poetic visual imagery, Grigori Chukhrai's Ballad of a Soldier is an unconventional meditation on the effects of war, and a milestone in Russian cinema.
Original Release
12/01/1959
US Release
12/20/1959
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vladimir Ivashov | Alyosha Skvortsov / Pvt. Alyosha Skvortsov |
| Zhanna Prokhorenko | Shura |
| Antonina Maksimova | The mother / Katerina (Alyosha's Mother) |
| Nikolay Kryuchkov | General / The General |
| Evgeniy Urbanskiy | Wasja / Vasya (The Invalid) |
| Elza Lezhdey | Liza (The Invalid's Wife) / The invalid's wife |
| Aleksandr Kuznetsov | Gavrilkin (The Train Sentry) / Gavrilkin - chasovoy s tushonkoy |
| Evgeniy Teterin | The Lieutenant ('A terrible beast') |
| Valentina Markova | Liza (Pavlov's wife) (as V. Markova) / Zoya (Skvortsovs' neighbor) |
| Mariya Kremneva | Elizaveta Petrovna (Pavlov's Wife) |
Directors
Writers
Grigoriy Chukhray, Valentin Ezhov
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vladimir Ivashov | Alyosha Skvortsov / Pvt. Alyosha Skvortsov |
| Zhanna Prokhorenko | Shura |
| Antonina Maksimova | The mother / Katerina (Alyosha's Mother) |
| Nikolay Kryuchkov | General / The General |
| Evgeniy Urbanskiy | Wasja / Vasya (The Invalid) |
| Elza Lezhdey | Liza (The Invalid's Wife) / The invalid's wife |
| Aleksandr Kuznetsov | Gavrilkin (The Train Sentry) / Gavrilkin - chasovoy s tushonkoy |
| Evgeniy Teterin | The Lieutenant ('A terrible beast') |
| Valentina Markova | Liza (Pavlov's wife) (as V. Markova) / Zoya (Skvortsovs' neighbor) |
| Mariya Kremneva | Elizaveta Petrovna (Pavlov's Wife) |
| Vladimir Pokrovskiy | Vasiliy Egorovich (Pavlov's father) / Sergei Pavlov's Father |
| Georgiy Yumatov | The Driver / Sergeant |
| Gennadiy Yukhtin | Seryozha Pavlov / Pavlov |
| Valentina Telegina | Old Woman Truck Driver |
| Lev Borisov | The Soldier (Pavlov's Buddy) / Soldier |
| Leonid Chubarov | Sergeant Major Mos'ko / Mos'ko |
| Vladimir Kashpur | Ryaboy |
| Valentin Abramov | Joking Soldier in Train |
| Mikhail Dadyko | Alyosha's Train Companion |
| Semyon Svashenko | Old Ukrainian |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Pavel Danilyants | Executive Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1962 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
