They Fought for Their Motherland1975
Director
Actors
Vasiliy Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Georgi Burkov, Yuriy Nikulin, Ivan Lapikov, Evgeniy Samoylov, Nonna Mordyukova, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Irina Skobtseva, Andrei Popov
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Versions
Theatrical – 151 Minutes
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About the film
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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Ratings
6.9tmdb
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