Ballad of a Soldier

Ballad of a Soldier

  • Director: Grigoriy Chukhray
  • Writer: Grigoriy Chukhray,Valentin Ezhov
  • Countries of origin: Soviet Union
  • Language: Russian
  • Release date: December 26, 1960
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Balada o vojniku
  • "Ballad of a Soldier" is a love war genre film released by the Moscow Film Studio on December 1, 1959. The film is directed by Grigori Chukhraj , Vladimir Ivashov , Jenna Prokolenko, Antonina Starring Maksimova and others. 
    The film tells the story of the experience of a soldier Alyosha returning home during the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union and the love story of meeting and falling in love with a girl Shura on the train.

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    • Release date December 26, 1960
    • Filming locations Mosfilm Studios, Moscow, Russia
    • Production companies Mosfilm

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    • By Madalyn 2022-12-20 18:38:22

      Soldier's Song

      What a sunny day it was, the clouds were in the bright sky, the sun was flashing behind the rows of street trees, the train was running slowly, the soldier and the girl stared at each other, the sun was shining on their faces, and the girl was leaning on the soldier. "Alyosha, when I say I don't have anyone, I mean I'm in love with you, why don't you say anything?" The soldier was taken away by the train, shouting "Write me a letter!" The girl was inaudible, and she followed the train to the...

    • By Madonna 2022-12-20 04:16:38

      Thoughts from waiting

      "Song of the Soldier" made me see the real picture that I didn't want to see, and I couldn't bear to face it, the mother's waiting, the wife's waiting, the aging father's waiting... All the people are waiting, waiting for the news—— The end of the war, however, the end of the war is always very slow, it takes time to accompany it, but also requires everyone to pay a lot or even all. After the war is over, people are still waiting, waiting for a result - an ideal result of their own conception,...

    • By Sonny 2022-12-10 03:18:31

      The Carol of the Common Soldier

      I watched another old film, "Song of the Soldiers" from the former Soviet Union. I watched it after being recommended by Mr. Zhang Zongzi. I searched and downloaded it on Piaohua. The night before yesterday, I just had time to finish watching this film. I remember a screenwriter teacher said that a good movie can be summed up in one sentence, and the same is true for this movie: a soldier who has made meritorious deeds goes home to visit his mother. The movie is a little comedy, with touching...

    • By Arely 2022-12-02 17:46:43

      During the Sino-Soviet relationship, the film was severely criticized

      The film was severely criticized by China during the Sino-Soviet war. I just finished watching this film, and I feel that China's criticism is somewhat justified.

      Let’s talk about the advantages first. The pictures are very artistic, the music is also very lyrical, and the male and female protagonists are very good looking. It is indeed a pleasing movie.

      However, the shortcomings of this film are also very prominent, and it can even be said that it is completely unqualified in...

    • By Al 2022-11-12 16:51:36

      The brave and simple Alyosha, the beautiful girl Shula with big eyes, the helplessness of love during the war, the helplessness of family...

      I found this disc in Xinjiekou, and I couldn't put it down after reading it.
      In the film, the brave Alyosha was rewarded by the general for destroying the enemy tank, and he only asked to go home to see his mother, because at the age of 19, he received a letter from his mother after joining the army, saying that the roof of his house was leaking, and he most wanted The reward I want is to go home and repair the roof for my mother...
      The cruelty of war, the beauty of human nature, the...

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    • By Jaleel 2022-04-22 07:01:48

      Pure love, people at that time were all so simple, they had a single-minded brain, and they were so simple and kind... The male protagonist is really lucky, to be able to finally meet his mother, it was so touching that it almost moved me to cry So...DAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN... So the actors' performances are so concise and powerful. The old Soviet films are really a set, thoughtful and profound. 5 star...

    • By Bud 2022-04-22 07:01:48

      Take a look at Alyosha's life resume: 1 person killed 2 German tanks and became a hero of the Soviet army. The general gave special permission to return to his hometown to visit relatives. He helped others along the way. The Soviet version of Lei Feng, strictly speaking, Lei Feng is more like the reincarnation of Alyosha! Another feature of this film is that it not only talks about politics, but also attaches importance to people's lives and emotions; while the national film of the same period...

    • By Mabelle 2022-04-22 07:01:48

      A very good film from the former Soviet Union. Personally, I feel that it is Chukhlai's best work. It is excellent in all aspects of writing, directing and acting. The photography also combines the essence of academic characteristics. The two embraced on the train. The diffuser, and the last shot of the mother running towards her son in the wheat field are all classics. A film that is both youthful and hateful of the war that took children from their mothers'...

    • By Weston 2022-04-22 07:01:48

      Long way home. Alyosha was a good soldier and a good son, a good son of that land. The film does not portray Alyosha as a saint-like soldier who is indomitable and fearless, but starts from an ordinary person and depicts the experience of a young man who also has fear and emotions. This former Soviet film is worthy of...

    • By Georgiana 2022-04-22 07:01:48

      Similar to Abbas, starting from a soldier's return home, it uses poetic picture-scroll narratives and pictures to show the lives of different classes of civilians in wartime conditions. will only be poorer. Love at War is so beautifully shot, the perfect blend of photography and editing as well as the soundtrack. The joys and sorrows of an individual's destiny in a special era, unforgettable, must have echoes....

    Movie plot

    The grim years of the Great Patriotic War, military communications Allyson ( Vladimir Ivashov decorated ) with the German anti-tank shot destroyed two tanks. General ( Nikolai Kryuchkov ornaments ) met Allyson, to ask for his award. Alyosha asked the general not to award him an award. He only hopes to allow him to go home to visit his mother ( Antonina Maximova ) and repair the roof for her. The general agreed to his request and gave...
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    Although "Ballad of a Soldier" depicts the 19-year-old correspondent Alyosha, he escaped from the writing of the war scenes. With the help of his return home to visit relatives, he encountered him on the road in the form of a road film. A series of stories about family, love, and friendship are presented, depicting the war for the audience in the interaction between people, making all of this so fragile. The director Chuhlai continued...
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    Movie quotes

    • Alyosha Skvortsov: Comrade General, instead of my decoration, could I go home to see my mother?