Ballad of a Soldier

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Vladimir IvashovAlyosha Skvortsov

Zhanna ProkhorenkoShura

Antonina MaksimovaKaterina, Alyosha's Mother

Nikolay KryuchkovThe General

Evgeniy UrbanskiyVasya, the Invalid

Elza LezhdeyLiza, the Invalid's Wife

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

Aleksandr KuznetsovGavrilkin, the Train Sentry

Yevgeni TeterinThe Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'

Valentina MarkovaZoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor

Mariya Kremneva

Mariya KremnevaElizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife

Vladimir PokrovskiyVasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father

Georgiy YumatovThe Driver