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Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

★ 7.9/10 89 min Drama, Romance, War Soviet Union Russian
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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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Vladimir Ivashov
Vladimir Ivashov Alyosha Skvortsov
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Zhanna Prokhorenko Shura
Antonina Maksimova
Antonina Maksimova Katerina, Alyosha's Mother
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Nikolay Kryuchkov The General
Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Evgeniy Urbanskiy Vasya, the Invalid
Elza Lezhdey
Elza Lezhdey Liza, the Invalid's Wife
Aleksandr Kuznetsov Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Yevgeni Teterin
Yevgeni Teterin The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'

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