Ballad of a Hussar (1962)

  • NR
  • 11/11/1962 (US)
  • Comedy, War
  • 1h 36m

Overview

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.

Eldar Ryazanov

Writer, Director

Aleksandr Gladkov

Novel

Cast

Larisa Golubkina's headshot

Larisa Golubkina

Shura Azarova
Yuriy Yakovlev's headshot

Yuriy Yakovlev

Lieutenant Rzhevsky
Igor Ilyinsky's headshot

Igor Ilyinsky

Field Marshal Kutuzov
Nikolay Kryuchkov's headshot

Nikolay Kryuchkov

Ivan
Tatyana Shmyga's headshot

Tatyana Shmyga

Louise Germont
Yuri Belov's headshot

Yuri Belov

Guerilla
Boris Ivanov's headshot

Boris Ivanov

General Dussier
Stanislav Chekan's headshot

Stanislav Chekan

Guerilla (uncredited)

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