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. ...
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Title: They Fought for Their Country (1975)
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| 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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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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Country:
Soviet UnionLanguage:
RussianRelease Date:
12 May 1975 (Soviet Union) See more »Also Known As:
They Fought for the Motherland See more »Filming Locations:
Mosfilm Studios, Moscow, RussiaCompany Credits
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Due to its length, the film was released in two parts. 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 »Frequently Asked Questions
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An excellent WW2 movie set on the Eastern Front near the Don River. Very authentic with lots of action. Kind of an epic scale of bravery at a period in the war when Germany seemed unbeatable. Stalingrad is raging at this time. This battalion is a rear guard as the others retreat across the Don River. The english subtitles are kind of poor. A man speaks and nothing or the dialogue is there but early or late for the scene. Its still a fine movie.