They Fought for Their Motherland

1975

2h 38m

IMDb RATING
6.9/10
59
YOUR RATING
Rate
POPULARITY
2
War
History
Drama

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.

Writers

cast-pic
Vasiliy Shukshin
Piotr Lopakhin
cast-pic
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov
cast-pic
Sergey Bondarchuk
pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
cast-pic
Yuriy Nikulin
pvt. Nekrasov
cast-pic
Georgi Burkov
pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
cast-pic
Ivan Lapikov
sergeant Poprischenko
cast-pic
Nikolai Gubenko
lieutenant Goloschyokov
Nikolay Volkov
pvt. Nikiforov
cast-pic
Nonna Mordyukova
Natalya Stepanovna
cast-pic
Andrei Rostotsky
corporal Kochetygov
cast-pic
Mykola Shutko
cook lisichenko
cast-pic
Andrei Popov
author's narration
cast-pic
Evgeniy Samoylov
Colonel Marchenko
cast-pic
Irina Skobtseva
head nurse
cast-pic
Angelina Stepanova
old Cossack woman

Writers

All cast & crew

Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

More like this

Top picks

TV shows and movies just for you

Details

Release date

November 5, 1975 (United States)

Country of origin

Soviet Union

Language

Russian

Production company

Mosfilm

See more company credits at IMDbPro

Box office

More to explore