Ballad of a Soldier

Ballad of a Soldier

7.9IMDb Score
Released:1959-12-01
Duration:89 min
Country:Soviet Union
Director:Grigoriy Chukhray
Actors:Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Antonina Maksimova, Nikolay Kryuchkov, Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Production:Mosfilm

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.

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