They Fought for Their Motherland

They Fought for Their Motherland

2h 38m 6.9/10

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.

Director

Sergey Bondarchuk

Top Billed Cast

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov

Sergey Bondarchuk

Sergey Bondarchuk

pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev

Vasiliy Shukshin

Vasiliy Shukshin

Piotr Lopakhin

Yuriy Nikulin

Yuriy Nikulin

pvt. Nekrasov

Georgi Burkov

Georgi Burkov

pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky

Ivan Lapikov

Ivan Lapikov

sergeant Poprischenko

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