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Ballad of a Soldier

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

One of Michael Douglas 's
Favourite Films , this drama tells the universal storyofayoungconscriptatwar.
Instead of accepting a medal for heroism in battle, 19-year-old Alyosha asks for a four-day pass to go home and fix his mother's leaking roof. His journey becomes an odyssey, full of new experiences - and his first love. In Russian with English subtitles. With Vladimir Ivashov ,
Shanna Prokhorenko and Antonina Maximova.
Director Grigori Chukhrai (1959) B/W ... 88988 13 * FILM REVIEWS pages 75-79

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Douglas
Unknown:
Vladimir Ivashov
Unknown:
Shanna Prokhorenko
Unknown:
Antonina Maximova.
Director:
Grigori Chukhrai
Source: Radio Times

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