They Fought for Their Motherland
1975·Movie
·2h 38min·
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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.
World War IIRussian PerspectiveFrontline CamaraderieEpic ScaleGritty RealismHuman Cost of WarPatriotism and SacrificePsychological TraumaHistorical Drama
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Directed by:
Sergey Bondarchuk, Vladimir Dostal
Written by:
Sergey Bondarchuk, Mikhail Sholokhov
Produced by:
Igor Lazarenko
Composed by:
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, Yuri Mikhajlov
Sequels and Prequels
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