Ballad of a Soldier
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| Ballad of a Soldier | |
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| Directed by | Grigori Chukhrai |
| Produced by | M. Chernova |
| Written by | Valentin Yezhov Grigori Chukhrai |
| Starring | Vladimir Ivashov Zhanna Prokhorenko |
| Music by | Mikhail Ziv |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Nikolayev Era Savelyeva |
| Editing by | Mariya Timofeyeva |
| Distributed by | Union Film Distributors Inc. (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 1959 (USSR) |
| Running time | 89 min. |
| Language | Russian |
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Ballad of a Soldier, (Russian: Баллада о солдате, Latin:Ballada o soldate) is a 1959 Soviet Union award-winning motion picture drama directed by Grigori Chukhrai that is set in World War II. It was made at Mosfilm.
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[edit] Storyline
Ballad of a Soldier is not primarily a "war story" but recounts, within the context of the turmoil of war, various kinds of love: the romantic love of a young couple, the committed love of a married couple, and a mother's love of her child. The film tells the story of a young soldier making his way through the countryside during the first few months of the war at a time when the Soviet Union seemed destined to fall to the powerful Nazi onslaught. Awarded a six-day pass for destroying two German tanks, Alyosha (Vladimir Ivashov) makes his way home to visit his mother. However, his journey changes when he hops a freight train and discovers a young girl stowed away in the railcar.
[edit] Main cast
- Vladimir Ivashov - Pvt. Alyosha Skvortsov
- Zhanna Prokhorenko - Shura
- Antonina Maksimova - The mother
- Nikolai Kryuchkov - The general
- Yevgeni Urbansky - Vasya
- Elza Lezhdey - Vasya's wife
[edit] Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Film, 1961
- Cannes Film Festival - Special jury prize
- San Francisco International Film Festival - winner, Golden Gate Award for Best Film
- San Francisco International Film Festival - winner, Golden Gate Award for Best Director - Grigori Chukhrai
- Nominated: Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay - Grigori Chukhrai, Valentin Yezhov
[edit] Gallery
 Zhanna Prokhorenko as Shura and Vladimir Ivashov as Alyosha Skvortsov |
 Antonina Maksimova as Alyosha's mother and Vladimir Ivashov as Alyosha Skvortsov |
 Yevgeni Urbansky as Vasya and Elza Lezhdey as Vasya's wife |
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 DVD cover |
