
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.

Vladimir Ivashov
Alyosha Skvortsov

Zhanna Prokhorenko
Shura

Antonina Maksimova
Katerina, Alyosha's Mother

Nikolay Kryuchkov
The General

Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Vasya, the Invalid

Elza Lezhdey
Liza, the Invalid's Wife
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry

Yevgeni Teterin
The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'

Valentina Markova
Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
Mariya Kremneva
Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife

Vladimir Pokrovskiy
Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father

Georgiy Yumatov
The Driver

Tomka and His Friends
Tomka and His Friends

The Discussion
The Discussion

Enigma
Enigma

Apart from Everything
Apart from Everything

We Were Soldiers
We Were Soldiers

Hart's War
Hart's War

Alan & Naomi
Alan & Naomi
Charlotte: A Royal at War
Charlotte: A Royal at War

The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front

Keep 'Em Slugging
Keep 'Em Slugging

The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers