Ballad of a Soldier, is a 1959 Soviet war romance film directed by Grigory Chukhray and starring Vladimir Ivashov and Zhanna Prokhorenko. While set during World War II, Ballad of a Soldier is not primarily a war film. It recounts, within the context of the turmoil of war, various kinds of love: the romantic love of a young couple, the committed love of a married couple, and a mother's love of her child, as a Red Army soldier tries to make it home during a leave, meeting several civilians on his way and falling in love. The film was produced at Mosfilm and won several awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray
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Academy Award, Ballada, Best Film, Grigori Chukhrai, Love, Prize, Red Army, Second World War, Soldier, Writing Original Screenplay
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Narrative Location: Soviet Union
Subject: World War II
Subject: World War II
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A Balada do Soldado
BR, PT
Askerin türküsü
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Bài Ca Người Lính
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Balada o vojákovi
CS
Balada o vojakovi
SK
Balada o vojniku
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Balada unui soldat
RO
Baladė apie kareivį
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Ballad of a Soldier
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Ballad om en soldat
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Ballada a katonáról
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Ballada o soldate
Ballada o Soldate
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BALLADA O SOLDATIE
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Ballada o żołnierzu
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Balladi sotilaasta
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Ballata di un soldato
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De ballade van een soldaat
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Die Ballade vom Soldaten
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Historien om en soldat
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I ballada enos stratioti
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La balada del soldado
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La ballade du soldat
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La ballade sur le soldat
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Vain neljä päivää
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Η Μπαλάντα Ενός Στρατιώτη
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Балада за войника
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Баллада о солдате
, RU
士兵之歌
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誓いの休暇
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병사의 시
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