Story
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.
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Cast
Vladimir Ivashov as Alyosha SkvortsovZhanna Prokhorenko as ShuraAntonina Maksimova as Katerina, Alyosha's MotherNikolay Kryuchkov as The GeneralEvgeniy Urbanskiy as Vasya, the InvalidElza Lezhdey as Liza, the Invalid's WifeAleksandr Kuznetsov as Gavrilkin, the Train SentryYevgeni Teterin as The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'Valentina Markova as Zoya, Skvortsovs' NeighborMariya Kremneva as Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
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