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Ballad of a Soldier

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Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:7

Rotten:16

Average Rating:2.2/10

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: A touching WWII story of a reluctant young hero who, when given leave from the front, sets out to see his mother and fix up the roof of their house. On his way home he encounters odd little... A touching WWII story of a reluctant young hero who, when given leave from the front, sets out to see his mother and fix up the roof of their house. On his way home he encounters odd little adventures, including a innocent romance with a homeless girl who stows away on his military train. He finally arrives home with only enough time to look at his mother before he has to turn around and go back to the front. [More]

Starring: Vladimar Ivashov, Shauna Prokhorenko

Starring: Vladimar Ivashov, Shauna Prokhorenko

Director: Grigori Chukhrai

Director: Grigori Chukhrai

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Criterion maintains its reputation for sterling restorations. The near-pristine 1.33:1 image sometimes could use more depth of contrast, but that quibble is more than compensated for by a gorgeous, nearly flawless black-and-white print....

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This "wartime road movie" gives us a fascinating glimpse of the lives of the Russian people during World War II from a unique and dramatic perspective.

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The film is a rare Soviet-era project that does not trumpet Communist propaganda at full blast.

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