Ballad of a Soldier
(1959)

From the very pages of life itself!

Released: 1959-12-01

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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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Antonina Maksimova

as Katerina, Alyosha's Mother

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Nikolay Kryuchkov

as The General

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Evgeniy Urbanskiy

as Vasya, the Invalid

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Elza Lezhdey

as Liza, the Invalid's Wife

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Aleksandr Kuznetsov

as Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry

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Yevgeni Teterin

as The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'

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Valentina Markova

as Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor

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Mariya Kremneva

as Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife

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Vladimir Pokrovskiy

as Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father

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Georgiy Yumatov

as The Driver

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Gennadiy Yukhtin

as Seryozha Pavlov

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Valentina Telegina

as Old Woman Truck Driver

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Lev Borisov

as The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy

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Leonid Chubarov

as Sergeant Major Mos'ko

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Valentin Abramov

as Joking Soldier in Train

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Mikhail Dadyko

as Alyosha's Train Companion

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Semen Svashenko

as Old Ukrainian

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