They Fought for Their Country
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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.
Genres
Drama, War
Cast & Crew
Sergey BondarchukDirector
Vasiliy ShukshinPyotr Lopakhin
Vyacheslav Tikhonovpvt. Nikolay Strel'tsovSergei Bondarchukpvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
Georgi Burkovpvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
Yuriy Nikulinpvt. Nekrasov
Ivan Lapikovsergeant Poprischenko
Nikolai Gubenkolieutenant Goloschyokov
Andrei Rostotskycorporal Kochetygov
Mykola Shutkocook lisichenko
Evgeniy SamoylovColonel Marchenko
Nonna MordyukovaNatalya Stepanovna
Vyacheslav OvchinnikovComposer
Mikhail SholokhovWriter
Vadim YusovCinematographyThey Fought for Their Country
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.
Genres
Drama, War
Cast & Crew
Sergey BondarchukDirectorVasiliy ShukshinPyotr LopakhinVyacheslav Tikhonovpvt. Nikolay Strel'tsovSergei Bondarchukpvt. Ivan ZvyagintsevGeorgi Burkovpvt. Alexander KopytovskyYuriy Nikulinpvt. NekrasovIvan Lapikovsergeant PoprischenkoNikolai Gubenkolieutenant GoloschyokovAndrei Rostotskycorporal KochetygovMykola Shutkocook lisichenkoEvgeniy SamoylovColonel MarchenkoNonna MordyukovaNatalya StepanovnaVyacheslav OvchinnikovComposerMikhail SholokhovWriterVadim YusovCinematographyNot currently available on any streaming platform