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Academy Awards 1962 - Nominated - Best Original Screenplay
BAFTA Awards 1962 - Nominated - Best Foreign Actor
BAFTA Awards 1962 - Won - Best Film From Any Source
Bodil Awards 1961 - Won - Best European Film
Academy Awards 1962 - Nominated - Best Original Screenplay
BAFTA Awards 1962 - Nominated - Best Foreign Actor
BAFTA Awards 1962 - Won - Best Film From Any Source
Bodil Awards 1961 - Won - Best European Film
Cannes Film Festival 1960 - Nominated - Palme d'Or
San Francisco International Film Festival 1960 - Won - Best Director
San Francisco International Film Festival 1960 - Won - Best Film
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Ballad of a Soldier
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Film SynopsisRussian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is granted a visit with his mother after he singlehandedly 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. Get Involved |
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Runtime:
88 min.
Country:
UNITED STATES
Language:
Russian
Color:
Color
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Directed by
Grigori Chukhrai
Produced by
M. Chernova
Writing credits
Valentin Ezhov
Grigori Chukhrai
Cast
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