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Ballad of a Soldier

Plot: 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
Release Date: Tuesday, December 1 1959
65 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Vladimir IvashovVladimir Ivashov
Vladimir Ivashov was
20 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Alyosha Skvortsov'.
Mon, Aug 28 1939 –
Thu, Mar 23 1995
Portrait of Zhanna ProkhorenkoZhanna Prokhorenko
Zhanna Prokhorenko was
19 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Shura'.
Sat, May 11 1940 –
Mon, Aug 01 2011
Portrait of Antonina MaksimovaAntonina Maksimova
Antonina Maksimova was
>> in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Katerina, Alyosha's Mother'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nikolay KryuchkovNikolay Kryuchkov
Nikolay Kryuchkov was
48 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The General'.
Thu, Jan 05 1911 –
Wed, Apr 13 1994
Portrait of Evgeniy UrbanskiyEvgeniy Urbanskiy
Evgeniy Urbanskiy was
27 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Vasya, the Invalid'.
Sat, Feb 27 1932 –
Fri, Nov 05 1965
Portrait of Elza LezhdeyElza Lezhdey
Elza Lezhdey was
26 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Liza, the Invalid's Wife'.
Sun, Feb 19 1933 –
Tue, Jun 12 2001
Portrait of Aleksandr KuznetsovAleksandr Kuznetsov
Aleksandr Kuznetsov was
24 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry'.
Tue, May 21 1935 –
Sat, Mar 04 2017
Portrait of Yevgeni TeterinYevgeni Teterin
Yevgeni Teterin was
54 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast''.
Wed, Feb 22 1905 –
Thu, Mar 19 1987
Portrait of Valentina MarkovaValentina Markova
Valentina Markova was
17 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor'.
Tue, May 05 1942
Portrait of Mariya KremnevaMariya Kremneva
Mariya Kremneva was
>> in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vladimir PokrovskiyVladimir Pokrovskiy
Vladimir Pokrovskiy was
59 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father'.
Sat, Jun 23 1900 –
Mon, Apr 15 1985
Portrait of Georgiy YumatovGeorgiy Yumatov
Georgiy Yumatov was
33 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The Driver'.
Thu, Mar 11 1926 –
Mon, Oct 06 1997
Portrait of Gennadiy YukhtinGennadiy Yukhtin
Gennadiy Yukhtin was
>> in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Seryozha Pavlov'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Valentina TeleginaValentina Telegina
Valentina Telegina was
44 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Old Woman Truck Driver'.
Sun, Feb 21 1915 –
Thu, Oct 04 1979
Portrait of Lev BorisovLev Borisov
Lev Borisov was
25 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy'.
Fri, Dec 08 1933 –
Tue, Nov 15 2011
Portrait of Leonid ChubarovLeonid Chubarov
Leonid Chubarov was
34 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Sergeant Major Mos'ko'.
Sat, Jun 06 1925 –
Wed, Oct 08 1980
Portrait of Vladimir KashpurVladimir Kashpur
Vladimir Kashpur was
33 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Ryaboy'.
Tue, Oct 26 1926 –
Sat, Oct 17 2009
Portrait of Valentin AbramovValentin Abramov
Valentin Abramov was
37 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Joking Soldier in Train'.
Tue, Feb 21 1922 –
Wed, Apr 28 1976
Portrait of Mikhail DadykoMikhail Dadyko
Mikhail Dadyko was
>> in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Alyosha's Train Companion'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Semen SvashenkoSemen Svashenko
Semen Svashenko was
55 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Old Ukrainian'.
Tue, Sep 13 1904 –
Sun, Nov 23 1969
Portrait of Nina MenshikovaNina Menshikova
Nina Menshikova was
31 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Telegraph Office Clerk'.
Wed, Aug 08 1928 –
Wed, Dec 26 2007
Portrait of Valentin BryleevValentin Bryleev
Valentin Bryleev was
33 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy'.
Sat, May 01 1926 –
Sat, Dec 18 2004
Portrait of Evgeniy EvstigneevEvgeniy Evstigneev
Evgeniy Evstigneev was
33 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind'.
Sat, Oct 09 1926 –
Wed, Mar 04 1992
Portrait of Yuriy DubrovinYuriy Dubrovin
Yuriy Dubrovin was
20 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Pavlov's Buddy'.
Tue, Aug 01 1939 –
Sun, Dec 04 2022
Portrait of Valentina AnaninaValentina Ananina
Valentina Ananina was
26 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)'.
Thu, May 18 1933
Portrait of Aleksey BakharAleksey Bakhar
Aleksey Bakhar was
31 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The Driver (uncredited)'.
Sat, Apr 14 1928 –
Sat, Nov 17 1979
Portrait of Tatyana BaryshevaTatyana Barysheva
Tatyana Barysheva was
62 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)'.
Thu, Dec 31 1896 –
Sat, Feb 10 1979
Portrait of Valentina BerezutskayaValentina Berezutskaya
Valentina Berezutskaya was
27 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)'.
Thu, Jul 28 1932 –
Thu, Jan 31 2019
Portrait of Vera BurlakovaVera Burlakova
Vera Burlakova was
35 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The Woman with Baby (uncredited)'.
Thu, May 01 1924 –
Tue, Feb 28 2017
Portrait of Aleksandra DanilovaAleksandra Danilova
Aleksandra Danilova was
40 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)'.
Tue, Dec 03 1918 –
Tue, Apr 20 2004
Portrait of Marina GavrilkoMarina Gavrilko
Marina Gavrilko was
46 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)'.
Wed, Jul 23 1913 –
Sun, Feb 06 1994
Portrait of Zoya IsaevaZoya Isaeva
Zoya Isaeva was
35 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The Train Conductor (uncredited)'.
Mon, May 05 1924 –
Thu, Dec 29 2016
Portrait of Pyotr KiryutkinPyotr Kiryutkin
Pyotr Kiryutkin was
64 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)'.
Mon, Oct 14 1895 –
Mon, Jul 11 1977
Portrait of Mayya KokhanovaMayya Kokhanova
Mayya Kokhanova was
>> in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Viktor MarkinViktor Markin
Viktor Markin was
33 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited)'.
Sun, Feb 21 1926 –
Thu, May 14 2009
Portrait of Radner MuratovRadner Muratov
Radner Muratov was
31 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)'.
Sun, Oct 21 1928 –
Fri, Dec 10 2004
Portrait of Artur NishchyonkinArtur Nishchyonkin
Artur Nishchyonkin was
28 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)'.
Thu, Jul 16 1931 –
Mon, Jun 18 2001
Portrait of Sergey PryanishnikovSergey Pryanishnikov
Sergey Pryanishnikov was
>> in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Alevtina RumyantsevaAlevtina Rumyantseva
Alevtina Rumyantseva was
30 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The Girl with Bucket (uncredited)'.
Sun, Sep 29 1929 –
Sun, Jul 24 2011
Portrait of Vsevolod SanayevVsevolod Sanayev
Vsevolod Sanayev was
47 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Part-bit (uncredited)'.
Sun, Feb 25 1912 –
Sat, Jan 27 1996
Portrait of Pyotr SavinPyotr Savin
Pyotr Savin was
53 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The Soldier in Trench (uncredited)'.
Thu, Feb 01 1906 –
Wed, Apr 08 1981
Portrait of Ekaterina SavinovaEkaterina Savinova
Ekaterina Savinova was
32 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The Train Conductor (uncredited)'.
Sun, Dec 26 1926 –
Sat, Apr 25 1970
Portrait of Olga ShakhovaOlga Shakhova
Olga Shakhova was
60 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Resident of the Bombed House (uncredited)'.
Tue, Jul 04 1899
Portrait of Georgi ShapovalovGeorgi Shapovalov
Georgi Shapovalov was
43 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Soldier-driver (uncredited)'.
Mon, Apr 03 1916 –
Sun, Jun 24 1979
Portrait of Nikolay SmorchkovNikolay Smorchkov
Nikolay Smorchkov was
29 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The Soldier at Ferry (uncredited)'.
Sat, Aug 09 1930
Portrait of Evgeniy SteblovEvgeniy Steblov
Evgeniy Steblov was
13 in Ballad of a Soldier
Sat, Dec 08 1945
Portrait of Lyubov SokolovaLyubov Sokolova
Lyubov Sokolova was
38 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'The Woman at Market (uncredited)'.
Sun, Jul 31 1921 –
Wed, Jun 06 2001
Portrait of Elena VolskayaElena Volskaya
Elena Volskaya was
36 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)'.
Thu, Aug 30 1923 –
Sat, Apr 04 1998
Portrait of Yuriy YakovlevYuriy Yakovlev
Yuriy Yakovlev was
31 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Narrator (uncredited)'.
Wed, Apr 25 1928 –
Sat, Nov 30 2013

Crew

Portrait of Grigoriy ChukhrayGrigoriy Chukhray
Grigoriy Chukhray was
38 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Director, Writer'
Mon, May 23 1921 –
Sun, Oct 28 2001
Portrait of Era SavelyevaEra Savelyeva
Era Savelyeva was
46 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Director of Photography'
Sun, Jul 06 1913 –
Thu, Apr 25 1985
Portrait of Vladimir NikolayevVladimir Nikolayev
Vladimir Nikolayev was
50 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Director of Photography'
Fri, Jun 11 1909 –
Thu, Nov 30 1995
Portrait of Valentin EzhovValentin Ezhov
Valentin Ezhov was
38 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Writer'
Fri, Jan 21 1921 –
Sat, May 08 2004
Portrait of Pavel DanilyantsPavel Danilyants
Pavel Danilyants was
>> in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Executive Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mariya TimofeyevaMariya Timofeyeva
Mariya Timofeyeva was
>> in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mikhail ZivMikhail Ziv
Mikhail Ziv was
38 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Original Music Composer'
Wed, May 25 1921 –
Mon, May 30 1994
Portrait of Boris NemechekBoris Nemechek
Boris Nemechek was
34 in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Production Design'
Mon, May 18 1925 –
Wed, Feb 22 1978
Portrait of Sergey MukhinSergey Mukhin
Sergey Mukhin was
>> in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'VFX Artist'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lyudmila RyashentsevaLyudmila Ryashentseva
Lyudmila Ryashentseva was
>> in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Costume Design'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mariya AgofonovaMariya Agofonova
Mariya Agofonova was
>> in Ballad of a Soldier
as 'Makeup Artist'
Unknown Birthday