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7.7

Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

Ballada o soldate
Running time: 84 min. | Genre: Drama, Romance, Romantic drama, War, World War II, 1940s
Ballad of a Soldier

Synopsis

During World War II, 19 year old soldier Alyosha gets a medal as a reward for a heroic act at the front. Instead of this medal he asks for a few days leave to visit his mother and repair the roof of their home. On the train eastwards he meets Shura who is on her way to her aunt. In those few days traveling together they fall in love.

Nominations & Awards

Academy Awards

  • Best Original Screenplay NOMINATED

BAFTA

David di Donatello

Cannes Film Festival

  • Golden Palm - Best Film NOMINATED

Details

Original title

Ballada o soldate

Director

Grigori Chukhrai

Producer

Ministerstvo Kinematografii

Running time

84 min.

Screenwriter

Grigori Chukhrai, Valentin Ezhov

Music

Mikhail Ziv

Cinematography

Vladimir Nikolayev, Era Savelyeva (B&W)

Year

1959

Country

Soviet Union (USSR) Soviet Union (USSR)

Ranking

IMDb
8.1
Unopeliculas
7.3

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