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Ballad of a Soldier

Genre:DramaRomanceWar

Released:1959-12-01

Runtime:89

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

Character: Alyosha Skvortsov

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Zhanna Prokhorenko

Character: Shura

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Antonina Maksimova

Character: Katerina, Alyosha's Mother

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Nikolay Kryuchkov

Character: The General

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Evgeniy Urbanskiy

Character: Vasya, the Invalid

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Elza Lezhdey

Character: Liza, the Invalid's Wife

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Aleksandr Kuznetsov

Character: Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry

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Yevgeni Teterin

Character: The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'

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Valentina Markova

Character: Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor

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Mariya Kremneva

Character: Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife

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Vladimir Pokrovskiy

Character: Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father

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Georgiy Yumatov

Character: The Driver

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Gennadiy Yukhtin

Character: Seryozha Pavlov

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Valentina Telegina

Character: Old Woman Truck Driver

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Lev Borisov

Character: The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy

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Leonid Chubarov

Character: Sergeant Major Mos'ko

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Vladimir Kashpur

Character: Ryaboy

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Valentin Abramov

Character: Joking Soldier in Train

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Mikhail Dadyko

Character: Alyosha's Train Companion

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Semen Svashenko

Character: Old Ukrainian

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Nina Menshikova

Character: Telegraph Office Clerk

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Valentin Bryleev

Character: The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy

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Evgeniy Evstigneev

Character: Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind

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Yuriy Dubrovin

Character: Pavlov's Buddy

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Valentina Ananina

Character: Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

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Aleksey Bakhar

Character: The Driver (uncredited)

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Tatyana Barysheva

Character: Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)

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Valentina Berezutskaya

Character: Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

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Vera Burlakova

Character: The Woman with Baby (uncredited)

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Aleksandra Danilova

Character: Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

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Marina Gavrilko

Character: Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)

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Pyotr Kiryutkin

Character: Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

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Mayya Kokhanova

Character: Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)

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Viktor Markin

Character: The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited)

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Radner Muratov

Character: Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

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Sergey Pryanishnikov

Character: Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)

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Alevtina Rumyantseva

Character: The Girl with Bucket (uncredited)

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Vsevolod Sanayev

Character: Part-bit (uncredited)

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Artur Nishchyonkin

Character: Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)

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Pyotr Savin

Character: The Soldier in Trench (uncredited)

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Ekaterina Savinova

Character: The Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Olga Shakhova

Character: Resident of the Bombed House (uncredited)

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Georgi Shapovalov

Character: Soldier-driver (uncredited)

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Nikolay Smorchkov

Character: The Soldier at Ferry (uncredited)

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Evgeniy Steblov

Character:

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Lyubov Sokolova

Character: The Woman at Market (uncredited)

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Elena Volskaya

Character: Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)

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Yuriy Yakovlev

Character: Narrator (uncredited)

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Zoya Isayeva

Character: The Train Conductor (uncredited)

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