
Ballad of a Soldier
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.
Top Billed Cast

Vladimir Ivashov
Alyosha Skvortsov

Zhanna Prokhorenko
Shura

Antonina Maksimova
Katerina, Alyosha's Mother

Nikolay Kryuchkov
The General

Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Vasya, the Invalid
Featured Crew

Grigoriy Chukhray
Director
Valentin Ezhov
Writer

Grigoriy Chukhray
Writer
Pavel Danilyants
Executive Producer
Boris Nemechek
Production Design
Lyudmila Ryashentseva
Costume Design
Mariya Agofonova
Makeup Artist
Sergey Mukhin
VFX Artist

Era Savelyeva
Director of Photography
Vladimir Nikolayev
Director of Photography

Mikhail Ziv
Original Music Composer
Mariya Timofeyeva
Editor