They Fought for Their Motherland
They Fought for Their Motherland

They Fought for Their Motherland

November 5, 1975158 min6.9RU
WarHistoryDrama

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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Cast

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Vyacheslav Tikhonov
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Sergey Bondarchuk
Sergey Bondarchukpvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
Yuriy Nikulin
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Georgi Burkov
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Ivan Lapikov
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Nikolai Gubenko
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Nikolay Volkov
Nikolay Volkovpvt. Nikiforov
Nonna Mordyukova
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