They Fought for Their Motherland
1975-11-05 | 158 minutes
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.
Cast
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Vasiliy ShukshinPiotr Lopakhin
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Vyacheslav Tikhonovpvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov
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Sergey Bondarchukpvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
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Yuriy Nikulinpvt. Nekrasov
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Georgi Burkovpvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
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Ivan Lapikovsergeant Poprischenko
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Nikolai Gubenkolieutenant Goloschyokov
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Nikolay Volkovpvt. Nikiforov
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Nonna MordyukovaNatalya Stepanovna
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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiysurgeon
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Lidiya Fedoseyeva-ShukshinaGlasha
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Andrei Rostotskycorporal Kochetygov
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Tatyana Bozhoknurse
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Mykola Shutkocook lisichenko
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Andrei Popovauthor's narration
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Evgeniy SamoylovColonel Marchenko
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Irina Skobtsevahead nurse
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Angelina Stepanovaold Cossack woman
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Danylo IlchenkoLuka Mikhalych
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Aleksey Vaninsoldier Akim Borzykh
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