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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.
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Battle Between KingdomsOvercoming FearWartime RomanceSoldiers' CamaraderiePersonal SacrificesRetreat Under FireProtecting CiviliansBridge DefenseLoyalty To ComradesCourage In The Face Of Death








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Directed by: Sergey Bondarchuk, Vladimir Dostal, Vadim Yusov
Written by: Sergey Bondarchuk
Composed by: Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Cast

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

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
surgeon
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