Country
France
Date
May 04, 1960
Note
Cannes Film Festival
From the very pages of life itself!
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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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. 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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yevgeni Teterin | The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast' |
| Valentina Markova | Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor |
| Mariya Kremneva | Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife |
| Vladimir Pokrovskiy | Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father |
| Georgiy Yumatov | The Driver |
| Gennadiy Yukhtin | Seryozha Pavlov |
| Valentina Telegina | Old Woman Truck Driver |
| Lev Borisov | The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy |
| Leonid Chubarov | Sergeant Major Mos'ko |
| Vladimir Kashpur | Ryaboy |
| Valentin Abramov | Joking Soldier in Train |
| Mikhail Dadyko | Alyosha's Train Companion |
| Semen Svashenko | Old Ukrainian |
| Nina Menshikova | Telegraph Office Clerk |
| Valentin Bryleev | The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy |
| Evgeniy Evstigneev | Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind |
| Yuriy Dubrovin | Pavlov's Buddy |
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| Valentina Ananina | Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) |
| Aleksey Bakhar | The Driver (uncredited) |
| Tatyana Barysheva | Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited) |
| Valentina Berezutskaya | Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) |
| Vera Burlakova | The Woman with Baby (uncredited) |
| Aleksandra Danilova | Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) |
| Marina Gavrilko | Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited) |
| Pyotr Kiryutkin | Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited) |
| Mayya Kokhanova | Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited) |
| Viktor Markin | The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited) |
| Radner Muratov | Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited) |
| Sergey Pryanishnikov | Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited) |
| Alevtina Rumyantseva | The Girl with Bucket (uncredited) |
| Vsevolod Sanayev | Part-bit (uncredited) |
| Artur Nishchyonkin | Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited) |
| Pyotr Savin | The Soldier in Trench (uncredited) |
| Ekaterina Savinova | The Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Olga Shakhova | Resident of the Bombed House (uncredited) |
| Georgi Shapovalov | Soldier-driver (uncredited) |
| Nikolay Smorchkov | The Soldier at Ferry (uncredited) |
| Evgeniy Steblov | |
| Lyubov Sokolova | The Woman at Market (uncredited) |
| Elena Volskaya | Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) |
| Yuriy Yakovlev | Narrator (uncredited) |
| Zoya Isaeva | The Train Conductor (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomanceWar
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Баллада о солдате |
| Lingua originale | Pусский (RU) |
| Lingue parlate | Pусский |
| Paesi di produzione | Soviet Union |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Mosfilm |
| Data di uscita | 1 dicembre 1959 |
| Producer | Pavel Danilyants |
| Writer | Valentin Ezhov, Grigoriy Chukhray, Marianna Rooz |
| Editors | Mariya Timofeyeva |
| Cinematography | Era Savelyeva, Vladimir Nikolayev |
| Asst. Directors | M. Chernova, Grigoriy Chukhray |
| Camera Operators | Era Savelyeva, Vladimir Nikolayev |
| Add. Photography | Era Savelyeva, Vladimir Nikolayev |
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| Production Design | Boris Nemechek |
| Art Direction | Boris Nemechek |
| Set Decoration | Boris Nemechek |
| Visual Effects | Sergey Mukhin, Vanda Rylach |
| Composer | Mikhail Ziv, Veniamin Kirshenbaum |
| Sound | Mikhail Ziv, Veniamin Kirshenbaum |
| Costume Design | Lyudmila Ryashentseva, Mariya Agofonova |
| Makeup | Mariya Agofonova, Lyudmila Ryashentseva |
| Hairstyling | Lyudmila Ryashentseva, Mariya Agofonova |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Russia
Date
Dec 01, 1959
Country
United States
Date
Dec 20, 1959
Country
France
Date
Jun 22, 1960
Digital
Country
Russia
Date
Mar 25, 2014
Certification
12+
Physical media
Country
France
Date
Apr 25, 2005
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 19, 2007
Certification
16
Note
DVD
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