Ballad of a Soldier
A young Russian soldier on a brief leave during World War II journeys home to his mother, but his path is repeatedly altered by acts of kindness and a growing love for a girl, as he navigates a war-torn land with hope and heart.
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Synopsis
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.
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Edited by Mariya TimofeyevaShot by Vladimir NikolayevScored by Mikhail ZivDesigned by Boris Nemechek
Also known as
- Ballade vom Soldatende
- Die Ballade vom Soldatende
- Ballad of a Soldieren
- La balada del soldadoes
- La Ballade du soldatfr
- Ballata di un soldatoit
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Cast & Crew
57 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Vladimir Ivashov
as Alyosha Skvortsov
Zhanna Prokhorenko
as Shura
Antonina Maksimova
as Katerina (Alyosha's Mother)
Nikolay Kryuchkov
as The General
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
as Gavrilkin (The Train Sentry)
Evgeniy Teterin
as The Lieutenant ('A terrible beast')
Valentina Markova
as Zoya (Skvortsovs' neighbor)
Mariya Kremneva
as Elizaveta Petrovna (Pavlov's Wife)
Evgeniy Urbanskiy
as Vasya (The Invalid)
Elza Lezhdey
as Liza (The Invalid's Wife)
Yevgeni Teterin
as The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Vladimir Pokrovskiy
as Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
Supporting cast
38Georgiy Yumatov
as The Driver
Gennadiy Yukhtin
as Seryozha Pavlov
Valentina Telegina
as Old Woman Truck Driver
Lev Borisov
as The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Leonid Chubarov
as Sergeant Major Mos'ko
Vladimir Kashpur
as Ryaboy
Valentin Abramov
as Joking Soldier in Train
Mikhail Dadyko
as Alyosha's Train Companion
Semyon Svashenko
as Old Ukrainian
Nina Menshikova
as Telegraph Office Clerk
Valentin Bryleev
as The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Evgeniy Evstigneev
as Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind
Yuriy Dubrovin
as Pavlov's Buddy
Valentina Ananina
as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Aleksey Bakhar
as The Driver (uncredited)
Tatyana Barysheva
as Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
Valentina Berezutskaya
as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Vera Burlakova
as The Woman with Baby (uncredited)
Aleksandra Danilova
as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Marina Gavrilko
as Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)
Pyotr Kiryutkin
as Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Mayya Kokhanova
as Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)
Viktor Markin
as The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited)
Radner Muratov
as Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Sergey Pryanishnikov
as Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
Alevtina Rumyantseva
as The Girl with Bucket (uncredited)
Vsevolod Sanayev
as Part-bit (uncredited)
Artur Nishchyonkin
as Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Pyotr Savin
as The Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
Ekaterina Savinova
as The Train Conductor (uncredited)
Olga Shakhova
as Resident of the Bombed House (uncredited)
Georgi Shapovalov
as Soldier-driver (uncredited)
Nikolay Smorchkov
as The Soldier at Ferry (uncredited)
Evgeniy Steblov
Lyubov Sokolova
as The Woman at Market (uncredited)
Elena Volskaya
as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Yuriy Yakovlev
as Narrator (uncredited)
Zoya Isaeva
as The Train Conductor (uncredited)
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