They Fought for Their Motherland

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 5, 1975

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Mosfilm

Cast

Vasiliy Shukshin,Vyacheslav Tikhonov,Sergei Bondarchuk,Georgi Burkov,Yuriy Nikulin,Ivan Lapikov,Nikolai Gubenko,Andrei Rostotsky,Nikolay Volkov,Mykola Shutkoand 42 more

Director

Sergei Bondarchuk

Writer

Sergei Bondarchuk,Mikhail Sholokhov

Producer

Igor Lazarenko

Cinematography

Vadim Yusov

Music

Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0073488