Drama Romance War
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.
Directed by
Grigoriy Chukhray
Written by
Grigoriy Chukhray, Valentin Ezhov
Vladimir Ivashov
Alyosha Skvortsov
Yuriy Dubrovin
Pavlov's Buddy
Nikolay Kryuchkov
The General
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Shura
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind
Yuriy Yakovlev
Narrator (uncredited)
Radner Muratov
Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Valentin Bryleev
The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Lyubov Sokolova
The Woman at Market (uncredited)
Valentina Berezutskaya
Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Pyotr Savin
The Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
Valentina Telegina
Old Woman Truck Driver
Vladimir Kashpur
Ryaboy
Marina Gavrilko
Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)
Tatyana Barysheva
Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
Valentina Ananina
Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Nikolay Smorchkov
The Soldier at Ferry (uncredited)
Yevgeni Teterin
The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
Ekaterina Savinova
The Train Conductor (uncredited)
Gennadiy Yukhtin
Seryozha Pavlov
Antonina Maksimova
Katerina, Alyosha's Mother
Lev Borisov
The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Elza Lezhdey
Liza, the Invalid's Wife
Nina Menshikova
Telegraph Office Clerk
Alevtina Rumyantseva
The Girl with Bucket (uncredited)
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry
Aleksey Bakhar
The Driver (uncredited)
Aleksandra Danilova
Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Vsevolod Sanayev
Part-bit (uncredited)
Pyotr Kiryutkin
Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Evgeniy Steblov
Artur Nishchyonkin
Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited)
Viktor Markin
The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited)
Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Vasya, the Invalid
Semen Svashenko
Old Ukrainian
Georgiy Yumatov
The Driver
Leonid Chubarov
Sergeant Major Mos'ko
Georgi Shapovalov
Soldier-driver (uncredited)
Vera Burlakova
The Woman with Baby (uncredited)
Valentina Markova
Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
Mikhail Dadyko
Alyosha's Train Companion
Elena Volskaya
Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited)
Vladimir Pokrovskiy
Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
Valentin Abramov
Joking Soldier in Train
Zoya Isayeva
The Train Conductor (uncredited)
Mariya Kremneva
Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Mayya Kokhanova
Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited)
Sergey Pryanishnikov
Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited)
Olga Shakhova
Resident of the Bombed House (uncredited)

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