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SOVIET UNION · 1963

Ballad of a Hussar

Eldar Ryazanov
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Synopsis

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.

Year1963
CountrySoviet Union
DirectorEldar Ryazanov
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