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Alpine Ballad (1965)

Alpine Ballad poster
Original title
Альпийская баллада
Directed by
Boris Stepanov
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Soviet prisoner escapes a Nazi concentration camp during World War Two. He meets an Italian woman who has also fled, and they help each other survive in the alpine wilderness.

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What happens

Alpine Ballad (Russian: Альпийская баллада, romanized: Alpiyskaya ballada) is a 1965 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Boris Stepanov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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