Баллада о солдате
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.
From the very pages of life itself!
Cast
Vladimir Ivashov
Alyosha Skvortsov
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Shura
Antonina Maksimova
Katerina (Alyosha's Mother)
Nikolay Kryuchkov
The General
Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Vasya (The Invalid)
Elza Lezhdey
Liza (The Invalid's Wife)
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Gavrilkin (The Train Sentry)
Evgeniy Teterin
The Lieutenant ('A terrible beast')
Valentina Markova
Zoya (Skvortsovs' neighbor)
Mariya Kremneva
Elizaveta Petrovna (Pavlov's Wife)