They Fought for Their Motherland

158 mins
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.

Vasiliy Shukshin

Piotr Lopakhin

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov

Sergey Bondarchuk

pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev

Yuriy Nikulin

pvt. Nekrasov

Georgi Burkov

pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky

Ivan Lapikov

sergeant Poprischenko

Nikolai Gubenko

lieutenant Goloschyokov

Nikolay Volkov

pvt. Nikiforov

Nonna Mordyukova

Natalya Stepanovna

Andrei Rostotsky

corporal Kochetygov

Mykola Shutko

cook lisichenko

Andrei Popov

author's narration

Evgeniy Samoylov

Colonel Marchenko

Irina Skobtseva

head nurse

Angelina Stepanova

old Cossack woman

Danylo Ilchenko

Luka Mikhalych

Aleksey Vanin

soldier Akim Borzykh

Gennady Safronov

the chairman

Boris Nikiforov

captain Sumskov

Igor Efimov

Pyotr Lopakhin (voice)

Natalya Gundareva

Glikeriya (voice)

Nikolay Gorlov

санитар

Vladimir Dostal

Co-Director

Nadezhda Buzina

Costume Design

Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov

Original Music Composer

Igor Lazarenko

Production Manager

Feliks Yasyukevich

Production Design

Vadim Yusov

Director of Photography

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