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Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray
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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.
Length 89 minutes
Actors
Vladimir Ivashov | Zhanna Prokhorenko | Antonina Maksimova | Nikolay Kryuchkov | Evgeniy Urbanskiy | Elza Lezhdey | Aleksandr Kuznetsov | Evgeniy Teterin | Valentina Markova | Mariya Kremneva | Vladimir Pokrovskiy | Georgiy Yumatov | Gennadiy Yukhtin | Valentina Telegina | Lev Borisov | Leonid Chubarov | Vladimir Kashpur | Valentin Abramov | Mikhail Dadyko | Semyon Svashenko | Nina Menshikova | Valentin Bryleev | Evgeniy Evstigneev | Yuriy Dubrovin | Valentina Ananina | Alexey Bahar | Tatyana Barysheva | Valentina Berezutskaya | Vera Burlakova | Aleksandra Danilova | Marina Gavrilko | Zoya Isaeva | Pyotr Kiryutkin | Mayya Kokhanova | Viktor Markin | Radner Muratov | Artur Nishchyonkin | Sergey Pryanishnikov | Alevtina Rumyantseva | Vsevolod Sanayev | Pyotr Savin | Ekaterina Savinova | Olga Shakhova | Georgi Shapovalov | Nikolay Smorchkov | Evgeniy Steblov | Lyubov Sokolova | Yelena Volskaya | Yuriy Yakovlev
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/18/2010 | TV | VHS | Library | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
This was a recommendation from Angie Dickinson. No lie. Mr. Beaks interviewed her for AICN when she mentioned if he had seen the film. He hadn’t and she recommended it. So there ya go. I had to get the VHS from my library network and it’s definitely worth the watch. It boils down to a Russian soldier that asks for a short leave of absence in lieu of a medal. He meets a girl on his way home and they fall in love. Very good film.
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