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Movie Overview
Cast
• Vladimar Ivashov
• Shauna Prokhorenko
Director
• Grigori Chukhrai
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

REVIEWS
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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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4.5/5
"Perfectly crafted."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

B-
"It's a lyrical humanistic black and white film that's simply told and its universal anti-war message is easily understood."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

3/4
"Almost awkwardly idealistic, instead of brimming with socialist rhetoric, the film celebrates the individual human spirit and the power of good deeds."  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

A-
"Had Ballad of a Soldier received wider play in 1960, more Americans would have realized that individual Russians are real human beings"  Old School Reviews  John A. Nesbit

4.5/5
"Deceptively simple, heartfelt."  Goatdog's Movies  Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

"... a simple, poetic tale where the sentimental streak and patriotic idealism common to the Soviet formula is humanized with vivid characters and tender direction."  Turner Classic Movies Online  Sean Axmaker
OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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