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They Fought for Their Motherland (1975)

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.

Release: 1975-11-05
Runtime: 151 min
Rating: 6.9 / 10
Cast
Vasiliy Shukshin
Vasiliy Shukshin
Pyotr Lopakhin
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov
Sergey Bondarchuk
Sergey Bondarchuk
pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
Georgi Burkov
Georgi Burkov
pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
Yuriy Nikulin
Yuriy Nikulin
pvt. Nekrasov
Ivan Lapikov
Ivan Lapikov
sergeant Poprischenko
Nikolai Gubenko
Nikolai Gubenko
lieutenant Goloschyokov
Andrei Rostotsky
Andrei Rostotsky
corporal Kochetygov
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Nikolay Volkov
pvt. Nikiforov
Mykola Shutko
Mykola Shutko
cook lisichenko
Evgeniy Samoylov
Evgeniy Samoylov
Colonel Marchenko
Nonna Mordyukova
Nonna Mordyukova
Natalya Stepanovna
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
surgeon
Angelina Stepanova
Angelina Stepanova
old Cossack woman
Irina Skobtseva
Irina Skobtseva
head nurse
Tatyana Bozhok
Tatyana Bozhok
nurse
Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina
Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina
Glasha
Danylo Ilchenko
Danylo Ilchenko
Luka Mikhalych