They Fought for Their Motherland

They Fought for Their Motherland

7.1 | 1975-11-05 | War History Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Sergey Bondarchuk Director
Sergey Bondarchuk Writer
Mikhail Sholokhov Novel
Yelena Mikhaylova Editor
Vladimir Dostal Co-Director
Nadezhda Buzina Costume Design
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov Original Music Composer
Igor Lazarenko Production Manager
Feliks Yasyukevich Production Design
Vadim Yusov Director of Photography

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
Nikolay Volkov
Nikolay Volkov
pvt. Nikiforov
Nonna Mordyukova
Nonna Mordyukova
Natalya Stepanovna

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