
They Fought for Their Motherland ·Они сражались за Родину
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.
War
History
Drama
- Release Date
Nov 05, 1975
- Popularity: 1.1986
- 53 votes
- Directed by
Sergey Bondarchuk
- Productions
Mosfilm (SU)
- Budget
Revenue: NA
Duration: 2h 38 min
Top Cast
- Vasiliy ShukshinВасилий Шукшин
Piotr Lopakhin
- Vyacheslav TikhonovВячеслав Тихонов
pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov
- Sergey BondarchukСергей Бондарчук
pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
- Yuriy NikulinЮрий Никулин
pvt. Nekrasov
- Georgi BurkovГеоргий Бурков
pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
- Ivan LapikovИван Лапиков
sergeant Poprischenko
- Nikolai GubenkoНиколай Губенко
lieutenant Goloschyokov
- Nikolay VolkovНиколай Волков
pvt. Nikiforov
Crew & Team

Sergey BondarchukСергей Бондарчук
Director

Vladimir DostalВладимир Досталь
Co-Director