Ballad of a Soldier
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.
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Cast
Alyosha Skvortsov
Vladimir IvashovShura
Zhanna ProkhorenkoKaterina, Alyosha's Mother
Antonina MaksimovaThe General
Nikolay KryuchkovVasya, the Invalid
Evgeniy UrbanskiyLiza, the Invalid's Wife
Elza LezhdeyGavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Aleksandr KuznetsovThe Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Yevgeni TeterinZoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
Valentina MarkovaElizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Mariya Kremneva
Vladimir IvashovShura
Zhanna ProkhorenkoKaterina, Alyosha's Mother
Antonina MaksimovaThe General
Nikolay KryuchkovVasya, the Invalid
Evgeniy UrbanskiyLiza, the Invalid's Wife
Elza LezhdeyGavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Aleksandr KuznetsovThe Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Yevgeni TeterinZoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
Valentina MarkovaElizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Mariya Kremneva
