Ballad of a Hussar

Ballad of a Hussar

96 mins | Comedy, War | Sept. 7, 1962

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

96 mins | Comedy, War | Sept. 7, 1962

Ballad of a Hussar
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Mosfilm
Original title Гусарская баллада
Directors Eldar Ryazanov
Writers Aleksandr Gladkov, Eldar Ryazanov

Cast

Larisa Golubkina

as Shura Azarova

Yuriy Yakovlev

as Lieutenant Rzhevsky

Igor Ilyinsky

as Field Marshal Kutuzov

Tatyana Shmyga

as Louise Germont

Yuri Belov

as Guerilla

Boris Ivanov

as General Dussier

Stanislav Chekan

as Guerilla (uncredited)

Pavel Shpringfeld

as Armagnac

Vladimir Balon

as Assistant to Kutuzov

Viktor Koltsov

as Azarov

Antoni Khodursky

as Count Nurin

Lev Polyakov

as Pelymov

Aleksey Polevoy

as Balmashov

Vladimir Shiryaev

as Salgari