Ballad of a Soldier

1959, 1h 29min -

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. Show more

"Ballad of a Soldier" — movie produced in Soviet Union and released in 1959. It has a very high rating on IMDb: 8.2 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 29min. "Ballad of a Soldier" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!