TMDb Rating
6.9/10
60 verified votes
They Fought for Their Motherland (1975)
WarHistoryDrama
158 min
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
WarHistoryDramaSergey BondarchukVasiliy ShukshinVyacheslav Tikhonov1975
Director
Sergey Bondarchuk
Top Cast
Vasiliy ShukshinVyacheslav TikhonovSergey BondarchukYuriy NikulinGeorgi Burkov
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