Ballad of a Soldier

Name: Ballad of a Soldier
Director: Grigoriy Chukhray
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1959

1959

Grigoriy Chukhray

1959·Not Rated· SUHH

SUHH

Award tierSilver

Young Russian soldier Alyosha earns a medal, but asks to visit his mother instead. His journey recounts various kinds of love during wartime.

Cast

Vladimir Ivashov·Zhanna Prokhorenko·Nikolay Kryuchkov·Antonina Maksimova

Producers

Pavel Danilyants

Languages

Russian

Ukrainian

Major Awards

1 win · 1 nomination

Wins (1)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (1962)

Best Film from any Source

Nominations (1)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (1960)

Palme d'Or

Grigoriy Chukhray