Genres
Duration
89 min
Director
Grigoriy Chukhray
Rating
8.0
Release Date
December 1, 1959
Ballad of a Soldier
Original title: Баллада о солдате
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Criterion ChannelSynopsis
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.
Ballad of a Soldier cast
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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)
