Gusarskaya ballada (1962) on Netflix
In 1812, Alexandra, raised by her military uncle, disguises herself as a cornet to fight Napoleon. Lieutenant Rzhevsky, her betrothed by proxy, has never met her.
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Plot summary
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.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Gusarskaya ballada (1962)
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- The director planned to cast Alisa Freindlich as Shurochka and auditioned her several times; everyone assumed she had it, but at the last moment the unknown Larisa Golubkina was confirmed for the role instead.
- The film was so popular with Soviet audiences that its hussar Poruchik Rzhevsky turned into a folklore character who appeared in numerous jokes.
- Eldar Ryazanov's script romanticizes the adventures of the historical transgender man Aleksandr Aleksandrov during the Napoleonic Wars, with most of the film's dialogue delivered in verse.
- Before Alisa Freindlich, the actresses Lyudmila Gurchenko, Valentina Malyavina, Tatyana Nikulina and Svetlana Nemolyaeva were all auditioned for the role of Shurochka.
- A few of the costumes that had been created for the film War and Peace were used again during the filming of The Hussar Ballad.
