Film
They Fought for Their Motherland
1975Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk
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- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
About They Fought for Their Motherland
- War
- History
- Drama
Synopsis
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
- Sergei Bondarchuk
- Writers
- Sergei Bondarchuk
- Mikhail Sholokhov
- Original title
- Они сражались за Родину
