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They Fought for Their Motherland(1975)

11/05/1975 (SU)WarHistoryDrama2h 38m
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Overview

In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Russian army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the retreating Russian troops cross the bridge. While they move back to the Russian territory through the countryside, the soldiers show their companionship, sentiments, fears and heroism to defend their motherland.

Movie Cast

Vasiliy Shukshin photo

Vasiliy Shukshin

Piotr Lopakhin

Vyacheslav Tikhonov photo

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov

Sergey Bondarchuk photo

Sergey Bondarchuk

pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev

Yuriy Nikulin photo

Yuriy Nikulin

pvt. Nekrasov

Georgi Burkov photo

Georgi Burkov

pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky

Ivan Lapikov photo

Ivan Lapikov

sergeant Poprischenko

Nikolai Gubenko photo

Nikolai Gubenko

lieutenant Goloschyokov

Nikolay Volkov photo

Nikolay Volkov

pvt. Nikiforov

Nonna Mordyukova photo

Nonna Mordyukova

Natalya Stepanovna

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyMosfilm

Original LanguageRussian

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