They Fought for Their Motherland

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.

Country:

Soviet Union

Genre:

War,

History,

Drama

Duration:

158 minutes

Year:

1975

Director:

Sergey Bondarchuk

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Company:

Mosfilm

Cast:

Piotr Lopakhin

pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov

pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev

pvt. Nekrasov

pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky

Crew:

Director

Writer

Novel

Editor

Costume Design