Name: They Fought for Their Motherland
Genre: War, History, Drama
Released: 1975-11-05
Duration: 2 h 31 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Vasiliy Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergei Bondarchuk, Georgi Burkov, Yuriy Nikulin

They Fought for Their Motherland

TMDB 6.9ČSFD 69%19752h 31mReleased

War History Drama

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.

Director: Sergei Bondarchuk
Released: Nov 5, 1975