They Fought for Their Motherland

They Fought for Their Motherland

1975
2h 31m
6.9

6.9/10

61 votes • View on IMDb
War History Drama
Overview

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.

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Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Mosfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Russian

Keywords

based on novel or book world war ii stalingrad russian soldier 1940s

Quick Facts

Original Title Они сражались за Родину
Release Date November 5, 1975
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0073488

Cast

Vasiliy Shukshin
Vasiliy Shukshin

Pyotr Lopakhin

Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Vyacheslav Tikhonov

pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov

Sergey Bondarchuk
Sergey Bondarchuk

pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev

Georgi Burkov
Georgi Burkov

pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky

Yuriy Nikulin
Yuriy Nikulin

pvt. Nekrasov

Ivan Lapikov
Ivan Lapikov

sergeant Poprischenko

Nikolai Gubenko
Nikolai Gubenko

lieutenant Goloschyokov

Andrei Rostotsky
Andrei Rostotsky

corporal Kochetygov

Nikolay Volkov
Nikolay Volkov

pvt. Nikiforov

Mykola Shutko
Mykola Shutko

cook lisichenko

Evgeniy Samoylov
Evgeniy Samoylov

Colonel Marchenko

Nonna Mordyukova
Nonna Mordyukova

Natalya Stepanovna

Key Crew

Sergey Bondarchuk
Director
Sergey Bondarchuk
Writer
Igor Lazarenko
Executive Producer