Released:
1959-12-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
Grigoriy Chukhray

Runtime:
1h 29min

Genre:
Drama, Romance, War

• Cast:
• 
  Vladimir Ivashov
  as
  Alyosha Skvortsov
• 
  Zhanna Prokhorenko
  as
  Shura
• 
  Antonina Maksimova
  as
  Katerina, Alyosha's Mother
• 
  Nikolay Kryuchkov
  as
  The General
• 
  Evgeniy Urbanskiy
  as
  Vasya, the Invalid