Quick facts
- Released
- November 5, 1975
- Runtime
- 151 min
- IMDb
- tt0073488
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Language
- Russian
- Studio
- Mosfilm
Cast
Vasiliy Shukshin
Pyotr Lopakhin
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov
Sergey Bondarchuk
pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
Georgi Burkov
pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
Yuriy Nikulin
pvt. Nekrasov
Ivan Lapikov
sergeant Poprischenko
Nikolai Gubenko
lieutenant Goloschyokov
Andrei Rostotsky
corporal Kochetygov
Nikolay Volkov
pvt. Nikiforov
Mykola Shutko
cook lisichenko
Evgeniy Samoylov
Colonel Marchenko
Nonna Mordyukova
Natalya Stepanovna
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
surgeon
Angelina Stepanova
old Cossack woman
Irina Skobtseva
head nurse
Tatyana Bozhok
nurse
Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina
Glasha
Danylo Ilchenko
Luka Mikhalych
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Frequently asked questions
- What is They Fought for Their Motherland about?
- 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.
- Who directed They Fought for Their Motherland?
- They Fought for Their Motherland was directed by Sergey Bondarchuk.
- Who stars in They Fought for Their Motherland?
- They Fought for Their Motherland stars Vasiliy Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Georgi Burkov.
- When was They Fought for Their Motherland released?
- They Fought for Their Motherland is a 1975 war, history, drama film.
- Where can I watch They Fought for Their Motherland?
- You can watch They Fought for Their Motherland with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.