They Fought for Their Country (1975)

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Country: Soviet Union
Genres: Drama, War
Release: 1975-05-12
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
Writers: Sergey Bondarchuk , Mikhail Sholokhov
Language: Russian
Stars: Vasiliy Shukshin , Vyacheslav Tikhonov , Sergey Bondarchuk , Georgiy Burkov , Yuriy Nikulin , Ivan Lapikov , Nikolay Gubenko , Andrey Rostotskiy , Nikolay Volkov , Nikolay Shutko
Runtime: 158 min
Awards: 3 nominations
AKA: They Fought for Their Country (United Kingdom) , Oni srazhalis za rodinu , Eles Lutaram pela Pátria (Brazil) , They Fought for Their Country (United States of America) , I titanomahia tou potamou Don (Greece) , Ellos luchaban por la patria (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , 祖国のために (Japan) , A hazáért harcoltak (Hungary) , Vatanları için öldüler (Turkey) , Вони воювали за Батьківщину (Ukraine) , Они сражались за Родину (Russian Federation) , Ellos luchaban por la patria (Argentina) , Ellos lucharon por la patria (Mexico) , Jie kovojo už Tėvynę (Lithuania) , They Fought for Their Country , De kämpade för sitt land (Sweden) , Oni walczyli za ojczyznę (Poland) , Ils ont combattu pour la patrie (France, French Republic) , Они сражались за родину , Sie kämpften für die Heimat , He taistelivat synnyinmaansa puolesta (Finland) , Morreram pela Pátria (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Ei au luptat pentru patrie (Romania) , They Fought for the Motherland
Plot: In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Red army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the retreating soviet 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.
IMDB:tt0073488