Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray · 89 min · Drama, Romance, War
54.6 TOPICAL score · #1,614 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Ballad of a Soldier (1959, directed by Grigoriy Chukhray) has a TOPICAL score of 54.6 - ranked 1,614 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 8/10 (229 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 38 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 8/10 (229 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 38 languages
- Still read3,942 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Antonina Maksimova, Nikolai Kryuchkov