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

They Fought for Their Motherland (1975)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Sergey Bondarchuk
  • Profile picture of Vasiliy Shukshin
    Piotr Lopakhin Vasiliy Shukshin
  • Profile picture of Vyacheslav Tikhonov
    pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov Vyacheslav Tikhonov
  • Profile picture of Sergey Bondarchuk
    pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev Sergey Bondarchuk
  • Profile picture of Yuriy Nikulin
    pvt. Nekrasov Yuriy Nikulin
  • Profile picture of Georgi Burkov
    pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky Georgi Burkov
  • Profile picture of Ivan Lapikov
    sergeant Poprischenko Ivan Lapikov
  • Profile picture of Nikolai Gubenko
    lieutenant Goloschyokov Nikolai Gubenko
  • Profile picture of Nikolay Volkov
    pvt. Nikiforov Nikolay Volkov

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Keywords

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