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Oni srazhalis za rodinu (1975)

| Drama , War | 12 May 1975 (Soviet Union)
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In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Red army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the retreating soviet troops cross the bridge. ... See full summary »

Director:

Sergey Bondarchuk

Writers:

Sergey Bondarchuk, Mikhail Sholokhov (novel)

Stars:

Vasiliy Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergey Bondarchuk | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vasiliy Shukshin ... Pyotr Lopakhin
Vyacheslav Tikhonov ... Nikolay Streltsov
Sergey Bondarchuk ... Ivan Zvyagintsev
Georgiy Burkov ... Aleksandr Kopytovskij
Yuriy Nikulin ... Nekrasov
Ivan Lapikov ... starshina Poprischenko
Nikolay Gubenko ... Lieutenant Goloshchyokov
Andrey Rostotskiy ... eferytor Kochetygov
Nikolay Volkov ... ryadovoy Nikiforov
Nikolay Shutko ... povar Petro Lisichenko
Evgeniy Samoylov ... Marchenko
Nonna Mordyukova ... Natalya Stepanovna
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy ... Vrach-khirurg
Angelina Stepanova ... Staraya kazachka
Irina Skobtseva ... Polkovoy vrach
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Storyline

In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Red army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the retreating soviet 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. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Plot Keywords:

year 1942 | great patriotic war | russia | bridge | red army | See All (16) »

Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

12 May 1975 (Soviet Union) See more »

Also Known As:

They Fought for the Motherland See more »

Filming Locations:

Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mosfilm See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track

Color:

Color (Sovcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Trivia

This was the last film of Vasiliy Shukshin. See more »

Goofs

The German Panzer-IV tanks all lack the turret machine gun which would have mounted parallel to the main barrel. See more »

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Best movie about World War II ever.
4 August 2002 | by ivanb-1 – See all my reviews

If u never seen this movie, you probably lost great part of "cinema" history. Best russian actors in most dramatic scenes of World War II ... it's like our fathers fought for us. I dont know if that possible to find this movie on english, but you must try.
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