They Fought for Their Motherland

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Vasiliy Shukshin

Piotr Lopakhin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 33%

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov

Age : 81 | Popularity : 37%

Sergei Bondarchuk

pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev

Age : N/A | Popularity : 27%

Yuriy Nikulin

pvt. Nekrasov

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Georgi Burkov

pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky

Age : N/A | Popularity : 38%

Ivan Lapikov

sergeant Poprischenko

Age : N/A | Popularity : 82%

Nikolai Gubenko

lieutenant Goloschyokov

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Nikolay Volkov

pvt. Nikiforov

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Sergei Bondarchuk
	Co-Director	Vladimir Dostal
Writing	Writer	Sergei Bondarchuk
	Novel	Mikhail Sholokhov
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Nadezhda Buzina
Art	Production Design	Feliks Yasyukevich
Sound	Original Music Composer	Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
	Sound	Yuri Mikhajlov
Camera	Director of Photography	Vadim Yusov
Production	Production Manager	Igor Lazarenko
Editing	Editor	Yelena Mikhaylova
Department	Role	Name

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