
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.
Crew
Cast
Piotr Lopakhin
Vasiliy Shukshinpvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov
Vyacheslav Tikhonovpvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
Sergey Bondarchukpvt. Nekrasov
Yuriy Nikulinpvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
Georgi Burkovsergeant Poprischenko
Ivan Lapikovlieutenant Goloschyokov
Nikolai Gubenkopvt. Nikiforov
Nikolay VolkovNatalya Stepanovna
Nonna Mordyukovasurgeon
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Vasiliy Shukshinpvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov
Vyacheslav Tikhonovpvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
Sergey Bondarchukpvt. Nekrasov
Yuriy Nikulinpvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
Georgi Burkovsergeant Poprischenko
Ivan Lapikovlieutenant Goloschyokov
Nikolai Gubenkopvt. Nikiforov
Nikolay VolkovNatalya Stepanovna
Nonna Mordyukovasurgeon
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy