

They Fought for Their Motherland (1975)
2h 38m 6.9/10 IMDb
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.
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
Cast: Vasiliy Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Yuriy Nikulin, Georgi Burkov
Content Warnings
Other
War / combat
Violence & Physical Harm
Gun violence
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