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.

Directing:
  • Sergey Bondarchuk
  • Vladimir Dostal
  • Sergei Bondarchuk

Writing:
  • Sergey Bondarchuk
  • Mikhail Sholokhov
  • Sergei Bondarchuk

Stars:
Release Date: 1975-11-05
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  • Country: SU
  • Language: Pусский
  • Runtime: 158
Angelina Stepanova
Angelina Step...
old Cossack woman
Andrei Rostotsky
Andrei Rostot...
corporal Kochetygov
Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina
Lidiya Fedose...
Glasha
Andrei Popov
Andrei Popov
author's narration
Nonna Mordyukova
Nonna Mordyuk...
Natalya Stepanovna
Evgeniy Samoylov
Evgeniy Samoy...
Colonel Marchenko
Sergey Bondarchuk
Sergey Bondar...
pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Vyacheslav Ti...
pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov
Yuriy Nikulin
Yuriy Nikulin
pvt. Nekrasov
Georgi Burkov
Georgi Burkov
pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
Ivan Lapikov
Ivan Lapikov
sergeant Poprischenko
Vasiliy Shukshin
Vasiliy Shuks...
Piotr Lopakhin
Nikolai Gubenko
Nikolai Guben...
lieutenant Goloschyokov
Nikolay Volkov
Nikolay Volko...
pvt. Nikiforov
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Innokentiy Sm...
surgeon
Tatyana Bozhok
Tatyana Bozho...
nurse
Nikolay Shutko
Nikolay Shutk...
cook lisichenko
Irina Skobtseva
Irina Skobtse...
head nurse
Aleksey Vanin
Aleksey Vanin
soldier Akim Borzykh
Gennady Safronov
Gennady Safro...
the chairman
Boris Nikiforov
Boris Nikifor...
captain Sumskov
Anatoli Pereverzev
Anatoli Perev...
Khmiz
Vitaly Leonov
Vitaly Leonov
soldier
Mikhail Chigaryov
Mikhail Chiga...
soldier
Stanislav Borodokin
Stanislav Bor...
soldier
Leonid Trutnev
Leonid Trutne...
soldier
Pyotr Merkuryev
Pyotr Merkury...
soldier
Danylo Ilchenko
Danylo Ilchen...
Luka Mikhalych
Mykola Shutko
Mykola Shutko
cook lisichenko
Vitaliy Leonov
Vitaliy Leono...
soldier
Aleksandr Konyashin
Aleksandr Kon...
Ryadovoy
Igor E. Kuznetsov
Igor E. Kuzne...
Vladimir Myshkin
Vladimir Mysh...
Khoshim Rakhimov
Khoshim Rakhi...
Igor Efimov
Igor Efimov
Pyotr Lopakhin (voice)
Natalya Gundareva
Natalya Gunda...
Glikeriya (voice)
Nikolay Gorlov
Nikolay Gorlo...
санитар
Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei Bondar...
pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
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