Synopsis
Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is granted a visit with his mother after he single-handedly fends off two enemy tanks. As he journeys home, Alyosha encounters the devastation of his war-torn country, witnesses glimmers of hope among the people, and falls in love. With its poetic visual imagery, Grigori Chukhrai’s Ballad of a Soldier is an unconventional meditation on the effects of war, and a milestone in Russian cinema.
Cast
| Alyosha Skvortsov | Vladimir Ivashov |
| Shura | Zhanna Prokhorenko |
| The mother | Antonina Maksimova |
| The general | Nikolai Kryuchkov |
| Vasya | Yevgeni Urbansky |
Credits
| Director | Grigori Chukhrai |
| Screenplay | Grigori Chukhrai and Valentin Ezhov |
| Producer | M. Chernova |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Nikolayev and Era Savelyeva |
| Editing | Mariya Timofeyeva |
Disc Features
- New digital transfer
- Interview with director Grigori Chukhrai and stars Vladimir Ivashov and Zhanna Prokhorenko, conducted after a preview screening in New York
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Optimal image quality; RSDL dual-layer edition
From the Current
Ballad of a Soldier
by Apr 29, 2002In 1960, Grigori Chukhrai’s Ballad of a Soldier had a triumphant tour of the international festival circuit, garnering many prizes in such far-flung places as Cannes, San Francisco, London, Teheran, and Milan before winning the Lenin Prize at home. For Russians it became...
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