Ratings

TMDB Rating 8
IMDB Rating 8.1
RottenTomatoes Rating 100%

Financials

Revenue: $0

Budget: $0

Profit: - $0


Movie Details

Tag Line: From the very pages of life itself!

Status: Released

Average Rating: 8

Release Date: Dec 1, 1959

Rating: 1959-12-20

Run Time: 1h 29m

Original Language: Russian

Website: -

Production Countries: Soviet Union

Production Companies: Mosfilm


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Synopsis

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.


Main Cast

Vladimir Ivashov

Vladimir Ivashov

Alyosha Skvortsov

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Zhanna Prokhorenko

Zhanna Prokhorenko

Shura

Age : 71 | Popularity : 35%

Antonina Maksimova

Antonina Maksimova

Katerina, Alyosha's Mother

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Nikolay Kryuchkov

Nikolay Kryuchkov

The General

Age : N/A | Popularity : 12%

Evgeniy Urbanskiy

Evgeniy Urbanskiy

Vasya, the Invalid

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Elza Lezhdey

Elza Lezhdey

Liza, the Invalid's Wife

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Yevgeni Teterin

Yevgeni Teterin

The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%


Crew

Department Role Name
Directing Director
Grigoriy Chukhray
Grigoriy Chukhray
Writing Writer
Valentin Ezhov
Valentin Ezhov
Grigoriy Chukhray
Grigoriy Chukhray
Editing Editor
Mariya Timofeyeva
Mariya Timofeyeva
Production Executive Producer
Pavel Danilyants
Pavel Danilyants
Art Production Design
Boris Nemechek
Boris Nemechek
Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Lyudmila Ryashentseva
Lyudmila Ryashentseva
Makeup Artist
Mariya Agafonova
Mariya Agafonova
Visual Effects VFX Artist
Sergey Mukhin
Sergey Mukhin
Camera Director of Photography
Era Savelyeva
Era Savelyeva
Vladimir Nikolayev
Vladimir Nikolayev
Sound Original Music Composer
Mikhail Ziv
Mikhail Ziv
Department Role Name

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