Movie
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
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From the very pages of life itself!
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.
- Production
- Mosfilm
Where to watch
Region US
Criterion Channel
flatrate
Darkroom
free
Cast
20 people
M
Mariya Kremneva
as Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife