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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  Vladimir Ivashov

  Alyosha Skvortsov
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  Zhanna Prokhorenko

  Shura
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  Antonina Maksimova

  Katerina, Alyosha's Mother
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  Nikolay Kryuchkov

  The General
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  Evgeniy Urbanskiy

  Vasya, the Invalid
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  Elza Lezhdey

  Liza, the Invalid's Wife
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  Aleksandr Kuznetsov

  Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry
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  Yevgeni Teterin

  The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
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  Valentina Markova

  Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
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  Vladimir Pokrovskiy

  Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father