Ballad of a Hussar

1963 · directed by Eldar Ryazanov

Rating
73/100
Hit
no

A young girl decides to join a Hussar squadron and fight against Napoleon. Dressed as a man, she proves herself an excellent, even heroic soldier, but complications ensue when her real identity is revealed.

Ballad of a Hussar (1963), directed by Eldar Ryazanov, rates 73/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Larisa Golubkina
  • Yuriy Yakovlev
  • Igor Ilyinsky
  • Nikolay Kryuchkov
  • Viktor Koltsov
  • Antoni Khodursky
  • Tatyana Shmyga
  • Lev Polyakov
  • Aleksey Polevoy
  • Vladimir Shiryaev

Crew

  • Leonid Kraynenkov — Director of Photography
  • Yekaterina Ovsyannikova — Editor
  • Tikhon Khrennikov — Original Music Composer
  • Aleksandr Gladkov — Writer

More from Eldar Ryazanov

  1. Office Romance (1977) — 80/100 · hit
  2. Beware of the Car! (1966) — 78/100
  3. The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976) — 77/100 · TV film, not counted
  4. The Garage (1979) — 77/100
  5. Station for Two (1983) — 76/100
  6. Ruthless Romance (1984) — 76/100

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