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