Gone with the Wind
1939 · Drama · War
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Film / 1959
Ballad of a Soldier
Directed by
Grigoriy Chukhray
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Vladimir IvashovAlyosha Skvortsov
Zhanna ProkhorenkoShura
Antonina MaksimovaKaterina, Alyosha's Mother
Nikolay KryuchkovThe General
Evgeniy UrbanskiyVasya, the Invalid
Elza LezhdeyLiza, the Invalid's Wife
Aleksandr KuznetsovGavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Yevgeni TeterinThe Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Valentina MarkovaZoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
Mariya KremnevaElizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Vladimir PokrovskiyVasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
Georgiy YumatovThe Driver
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Gennadiy YukhtinSeryozha Pavlov
Valentina TeleginaOld Woman Truck Driver
Lev BorisovThe Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Leonid ChubarovSergeant Major Mos'ko
Vladimir KashpurRyaboy
Valentin AbramovJoking Soldier in Train
Mikhail DadykoAlyosha's Train Companion
Semyon SvashenkoOld Ukrainian
Nina MenshikovaTelegraph Office Clerk
Valentin BryleevThe Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Evgeniy EvstigneevTruck Driver Who Changed His Mind
Yuriy DubrovinPavlov's Buddy
Valentina AnaninaAlyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Aleksey BakharThe Driver (uncredited)
Tatyana BaryshevaPavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
Valentina BerezutskayaAlyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Vera BurlakovaThe Woman with Baby (uncredited)
Aleksandra DanilovaAlyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Marina GavrilkoUkrainian Refugee (uncredited)
Pyotr KiryutkinAlyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Mayya KokhanovaUkrainian Refugee (uncredited)
Viktor MarkinThe Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited)
Radner MuratovAlyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Sergey PryanishnikovPavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
Alevtina RumyantsevaThe Girl with Bucket (uncredited)
Vsevolod SanayevPart-bit (uncredited)
Artur NishchyonkinAlyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Pyotr SavinThe Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
Ekaterina SavinovaThe Train Conductor (uncredited)
Olga ShakhovaResident of the Bombed House (uncredited)
Georgi ShapovalovSoldier-driver (uncredited)
Nikolay SmorchkovThe Soldier at Ferry (uncredited)
Evgeniy Steblov
Lyubov SokolovaThe Woman at Market (uncredited)
Elena VolskayaAlyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Yuriy YakovlevNarrator (uncredited)
Zoya IsaevaThe Train Conductor (uncredited)
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