They Fought for Their Motherland

They Fought for Their Motherland

137 mins | War, History | Nov. 1, 1975

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.

They Fought for Their Motherland

137 mins | War, History | Nov. 1, 1975

They Fought for Their Motherland
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Mosfilm
Original title Они сражались за Родину
Directors Vladimir Dostal, Sergey Bondarchuk
Writers Mikhail Sholokhov, Sergey Bondarchuk

Cast

Vasiliy Shukshin

as Piotr Lopakhin

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

as pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov

Sergey Bondarchuk

as pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev

Yuriy Nikulin

as pvt. Nekrasov

Georgi Burkov

as pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky

Ivan Lapikov

as sergeant Poprischenko

Nikolai Gubenko

as lieutenant Goloschyokov

Nikolay Volkov

as pvt. Nikiforov

Nonna Mordyukova

as Natalya Stepanovna

Andrei Rostotsky

as corporal Kochetygov

Tatyana Bozhok

as nurse

Andrei Popov

as author's narration

Nikolay Shutko

as cook lisichenko

Evgeniy Samoylov

as Colonel Marchenko

Irina Skobtseva

as head nurse

Angelina Stepanova

as old Cossack woman

Danylo Ilchenko

as Luka Mikhalych

Aleksey Vanin

as soldier Akim Borzykh

Nikolai Gorlov

as orderly

Gennady Safronov

as the chairman

Boris Nikiforov

as captain Sumskov

Vitaliy Leonov

as soldier

Mikhail Chigaryov

as soldier

Stanislav Borodokin

as soldier

Leonid Trutnev

as soldier

Pyotr Merkuryev

as soldier

Aleksandr Konyashin

as Ryadovoy

Viktor Volkov

as Nemets

Kolya Yefremov

as Malchik

Igor Efimov

as Pyotr Lopakhin (voice)

Natalya Gundareva

as Glikeriya (voice)