Баллада о солдате (1959) Movie 1-Disc Box Set for Gift Collection Blu-ray

Plot Summary

During World War II, 19-year-old communication soldier Alyosha (played by Vladimir Ivashov) was commended for destroying two German tanks with anti tank gunfire during the Great Patriotic War. But Alyosha requested the general not to award him, only to give him a few days off to visit his mother once (played by Antonina Maksimova). So Alyosha embarked on a six day journey home. On the way, Alyosha met the innocent girl Shula (played by Zhanna Prokhorenko), and they fell in love at first sight. However, the train they were on was bombed, and his efforts to save lives and heal the wounded were delayed for a considerable amount of time. When Alyosha finally returned to his hometown, he only had time to say a few words to his mother by the field before returning to the front line. But once he went, Alyosha never came back. The Soviet realism film masterpiece "Soldier's Song," directed by renowned director Gregory Chuheley, was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 34th Academy Awards in 1962, nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 13th Cannes Film Festival in 1960, and won multiple awards including Best Picture at the 15th British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards in 1962.