Film record

Ballad of a Soldier

Original title: Баллада о солдате

1959Feature film88 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian
Genres
drama film · romance film · war film

Credits

Direction

Grigori Chukhrai — Directing

Cast

Vladimir Ivashov — Acting
Zhanna Prokhorenko — Acting
Yevgeni Urbansky — Acting
Nikolai Kryuchkov — Acting
Antonina Maksimova — Acting

Writing

Valentin Ezhov — Screenwriting
Grigori Chukhrai — Screenwriting

Music

Mikhail Ziv — Music composition

Cinematography

Vladimir Nikolayev — Cinematography
Era Savelyeva — Cinematography
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

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Distribution

Goskinó

International
Verified
Distribution

Netflix

International
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Production

Mosfilm

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

Soviet Union · Original release
1 Dec 1959Checked 18 Sep 2026
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