They Fought for Their Motherland

(1975)

★ 7.7 IMDb · 3,298 votes

Genres: War, History, Drama

Year: 1975

Runtime: 151 min

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Сергей Бондарчук

Cast: Василий Шукшин, Вячеслав Тихонов, Сергей Бондарчук, Георгий Бурков, Юрий Никулин

Plot

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.