Ballad of a Soldier
1959During 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.
Acted in
Vladimir Ivashov
as Alyosha Skvortsov
Zhanna Prokhorenko
as Shura
Antonina Maksimova
as Katerina, Alyosha's Mother
Nikolay Kryuchkov
as The General
Evgeniy Urbanskiy
as Vasya, the Invalid
Elza Lezhdey
as Liza, the Invalid's Wife
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
as Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Yevgeni Teterin
as The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Valentina Markova
as Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
Mariya Kremneva
as Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Vladimir Pokrovskiy
as Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
Georgiy Yumatov
as The Driver
Gennadiy Yukhtin
as Seryozha Pavlov
Valentina Telegina
as Old Woman Truck Driver
Lev Borisov
as The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Leonid Chubarov
as Sergeant Major Mos'ko
Vladimir Kashpur
as Ryaboy
Valentin Abramov
as Joking Soldier in Train
Mikhail Dadyko
as Alyosha's Train Companion
Semen Svashenko
as Old Ukrainian
Nina Menshikova
as Telegraph Office Clerk
Valentin Bryleev
as The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Evgeniy Evstigneev
as Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind
Yuriy Dubrovin
as Pavlov's Buddy
Valentina Ananina
as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Aleksey Bakhar
as The Driver (uncredited)
Tatyana Barysheva
as Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
Valentina Berezutskaya
as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Vera Burlakova
as The Woman with Baby (uncredited)
Aleksandra Danilova
as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Marina Gavrilko
as Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)
Pyotr Kiryutkin
as Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Mayya Kokhanova
as Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)
Viktor Markin
as The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited)
Radner Muratov
as Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Sergey Pryanishnikov
as Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
Alevtina Rumyantseva
as The Girl with Bucket (uncredited)
Vsevolod Sanayev
as Part-bit (uncredited)
Artur Nishchyonkin
as Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Pyotr Savin
as The Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
Ekaterina Savinova
as The Train Conductor (uncredited)
Olga Shakhova
as Resident of the Bombed House (uncredited)
Georgi Shapovalov
as Soldier-driver (uncredited)
Nikolay Smorchkov
as The Soldier at Ferry (uncredited)
Evgeniy Steblov
Lyubov Sokolova
as The Woman at Market (uncredited)
Elena Volskaya
as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Yuriy Yakovlev
as Narrator (uncredited)
Zoya Isayeva
as The Train Conductor (uncredited)