Ballad of a Soldier(Movie, 1959)

Name: Ballad of a Soldier
Genre: Drama, Romance / Love, War
Released: 1959
Duration: T01:29:00
Rating: 4.1

Original title: "Баллада о солдате" (Russian/RU)

1h 29min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love, War

Rating: 4.1/5 (with 77 votes)

Ballad of a Soldier (Russian: Баллада о солдате, Ballada o soldate), is a 1959 Soviet film directed by Grigory Chukhray and starring Vladimir Ivashov and Zhanna Prokhorenko. While set during World War II, Ballad of a Soldier is not primarily a war film. It 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, as a Red Army soldier tries to make it home during a leave, meeting several civilians on his way and falling in love. The film was produced at Mosfilm and won several awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Ballad of a Soldier

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

About 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.

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Trailer for Ballad of a Soldier + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Ballad of a Soldier (Trailer English)(Trailer, 2:50)

Ballad of a Soldier (Trailer English) (Trailer) | Баллада о солдате - Trailer (Trailer, RU)

Additional Information

Production country: Soviet Union

Plays in: Soviet Union

Made by: Mosfilm

Original language: Russian (RU)

Spoken languages: Russian (RU)

Translated into 18 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/20/1959 (World premiere: 12/01/1959)

Cast: Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Yevgeni Urbansky, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Antonina Maksimova

Director: Grigori Chukhrai

Screenwriter: Valentin Ezhov, Grigori Chukhrai

Director of Photography: Vladimir Nikolayev, Era Savelyeva

Composer: Mikhail Ziv

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Die Ballade vom Soldaten"

"La balada del soldado"

"La ballade du soldat"

"Ballata di un soldato"

"誓いの休暇"

"병사의 시"

"A Balada do Soldado"

"Balada soldatului"

"Ballada o Soldate"

Keywords: world war ii, soldier, return home

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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