Ballad of a Hussar (1963)

★ 7.0/10 96 min Comedy, War Soviet Union Russian

Director: Eldar Ryazanov

Script Editor: Yelena Skidanenko
Screenplay by: Aleksandr Gladkov, Eldar Ryazanov
Theatre Play: Aleksandr Gladkov

Streaming: Not available

Description

A young girl decides to join a Hussar squadron and fight against Napoleon. Dressed as a man, she proves herself an excellent, even heroic soldier, but complications ensue when her real identity is revealed.

Top Cast

Larisa Golubkina Shura Azarova

Yuriy Yakovlev Lieutenant Rzhevsky

Igor Ilyinsky Field Marshal Kutuzov

Nikolay Kryuchkov Ivan

Viktor Koltsov Azarov

Antoni Khodursky Count Nurin

Tatyana Shmyga Jermont

Lev Polyakov Pelymov