They Fought for Their Motherland
Director: Sergei Bondarchuk
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.
Cast
Vasiliy Shukshin
Pyotr Lopakhin
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov
Sergei Bondarchuk
pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
Georgi Burkov
pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
Yuriy Nikulin
pvt. Nekrasov
Ivan Lapikov
sergeant Poprischenko
Nikolai Gubenko
lieutenant Goloschyokov
Andrei Rostotsky
corporal Kochetygov
Nikolay Volkov
pvt. Nikiforov
Mykola Shutko
cook lisichenko
Evgeniy Samoylov
Colonel Marchenko
Nonna Mordyukova
Natalya Stepanovna
In brief
They Fought for Their Motherland (1975) is a war, history, drama film. With an average rating of 7.0/10 from 67 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 2h 31min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.
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They Fought for Their Motherland runs 151 minutes (2h 31min).
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They Fought for Their Motherland has an average rating of 7.0/10 based on 67 viewer votes on TMDB.
What year is They Fought for Their Motherland from?
They Fought for Their Motherland was released in 1975.
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