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They Fought for Their Motherland (1975)

★ 6.9/10 158 min War, History, Drama Soviet Union Russian
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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.

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
Nikolay Volkov pvt. Nikiforov

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