Storyline
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.
Key Information
Photos
Cast & Crew
Vasiliy Shukshin
Piotr Lopakhin
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov
Sergey Bondarchuk
pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
Yuriy Nikulin
pvt. Nekrasov
Georgi Burkov
pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
Ivan Lapikov
sergeant Poprischenko
Nikolai Gubenko
lieutenant Goloschyokov
Nikolay Volkov
pvt. Nikiforov
Nonna Mordyukova
Natalya Stepanovna
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
surgeon
Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina
Glasha
Andrei Rostotsky
corporal Kochetygov
Frequently Asked Questions
They Fought for Their Motherland was released on November 5, 1975.
The runtime of They Fought for Their Motherland is 2h 38m.
They Fought for Their Motherland is a War, History, Drama movie.
They Fought for Their Motherland has a rating of 6.9 out of 10 on TMDB.
They Fought for Their Motherland is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
They Fought for Their Motherland was directed by Sergey Bondarchuk.
The main cast of They Fought for Their Motherland includes Vasiliy Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergey Bondarchuk.
They Fought for Their Motherland is originally in RU.