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They Fought for Their Motherland

6.9

1975•2h 38m

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.

Production

Production

Cast

Photo of Vasiliy Shukshin

Vasiliy Shukshin

Piotr Lopakhin

Photo of Vyacheslav Tikhonov

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov

Photo of Sergey Bondarchuk

Sergey Bondarchuk

pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev

Photo of Yuriy Nikulin

Yuriy Nikulin

pvt. Nekrasov

Photo of Georgi Burkov

Georgi Burkov

pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky

Photo of Ivan Lapikov

Ivan Lapikov

sergeant Poprischenko

Photo of Nikolai Gubenko

Nikolai Gubenko

lieutenant Goloschyokov

Photo of Nonna Mordyukova

Nonna Mordyukova

Natalya Stepanovna

Photo of Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

surgeon

Photo of Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina

Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina

Glasha

Photo of Andrei Rostotsky

Andrei Rostotsky

corporal Kochetygov

Photo of Tatyana Bozhok

Tatyana Bozhok

nurse

Photo of Mykola Shutko

Mykola Shutko

cook lisichenko

Photo of Andrei Popov

Andrei Popov

author's narration

Photo of Evgeniy Samoylov

Evgeniy Samoylov

Colonel Marchenko

Photo of Irina Skobtseva

Irina Skobtseva

head nurse

Photo of Angelina Stepanova

Angelina Stepanova

old Cossack woman

Photo of Danylo Ilchenko

Danylo Ilchenko

Luka Mikhalych

Photo of Aleksey Vanin

Aleksey Vanin

soldier Akim Borzykh

Photo of Gennady Safronov

Gennady Safronov

the chairman

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