Ballada o soldate (1959)

8.2	Listal rating
8	IMDB rating

Release date : 26 December 1960

Romance (2), War (2), Russian (2), 1950s (2), Soviet Union (2), Drama (2), World War 2 (1), Black & White (1), 501 Must-See (1), (1)

Description

During World War II, 19 year old soldier Alyosha gets a medal as a reward for a heroic act at the front. Instead of this medal he asks for a few days leave to visit his mother and repair the roof of their home. On the train eastwards he meets Shura who is on her way to her aunt. In those few days traveling together they fall in love.

Directed by

Grigori Chukhrai

Starring (View all) :

Vladimir Ivashov

Pvt. Alyosha Skvortsov

Shura

The mother

The general

Vasya (the invalid)

The invalid's wife

Gavrilkin

The lieutenant

Liza (Pavlov's wife)

Zoya

Written by (View all) :

Grigori Chukhrai

writer

Valentin Ezhov

writer

Lists


	42 votes Visually Exceptional Films, B&W 4:3 (122 items) by Harmonica Published 1 year, 1 month ago 6 comments 10 votes Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life (1000 items) by AFIoscar Published 2 months ago 2 comments 8 votes Stories in WWII (32 items) by Valerie Published 9 months, 3 weeks ago 3 votes -> Segunda Guerra Mundial (116 items) by isa Published 1 year, 1 month ago My favourite War Movies (40 items) by Xen Cutz Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago View all lists