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They Fought for Their Motherland(1975)
Status: Released
Date: 1975-11-05
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63 Votes
Time: 2h 31m
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.
Languages: Russian.
Countries:
Soviet Union
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Movie: They Fought for Their Motherland
Top 10 Billed Cast
Василий Шукшин
Pyotr Lopakhin
Вячеслав Тихонов
pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov
Сергей Бондарчук
pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
Георгий Бурков
pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
Юрий Никулин
pvt. Nekrasov
Иван Лапиков
sergeant Poprischenko
Николай Губенко
lieutenant Goloschyokov
Андрей Ростоцкий
corporal Kochetygov
Николай Шутько
cook lisichenko
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