Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

Ballad of a Soldier (1959) - Drama Movies 89 minutes. La ballade du soldat, A Balada do Soldado, 병사의 시, La balada del soldado, Die Ballade vom Soldaten, Balada soldatului, Ballata di un soldato, 誓いの休暇, BALLADA O SOLDATIE. During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive. world war ii, soldier, return home