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They Fought for Their Motherland

They Fought for Their Motherland

19756.92h 38m

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.

Directed by Sergey Bondarchuk
Written by Sergey Bondarchuk, Mikhail Sholokhov
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Top Cast

Vasiliy Shukshin

Vasiliy Shukshin

Piotr Lopakhin

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov

Sergey Bondarchuk

Sergey Bondarchuk

pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev

Yuriy Nikulin

Yuriy Nikulin

pvt. Nekrasov

Georgi Burkov

Georgi Burkov

pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky

Ivan Lapikov

Ivan Lapikov

sergeant Poprischenko

Nikolai Gubenko

Nikolai Gubenko

lieutenant Goloschyokov

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Nikolay Volkov

pvt. Nikiforov

Nonna Mordyukova

Nonna Mordyukova

Natalya Stepanovna

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

surgeon

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookworld war iistalingradrussian soldier1940s

About They Fought for Their Motherland

They Fought for Their Motherland is a war, history, drama film released in 1975 exploring themes of based on novel or book, world war ii, stalingrad, russian soldier, 1940s. Directed by Sergey Bondarchuk, it stars Vasiliy Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergey Bondarchuk. 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.

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