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.

Movie rating: 7.7 / 10 (3290)

Directed by: Sergei Bondarchuk

Writer credits: Sergei Bondarchuk - Sergey Bondarchuk - Mikhail Sholokhov

Cast: Vasili Shukshin - Vyacheslav Tikhonov - Sergei Bondarchuk - Georgi Burkov - Yuri Nikulin

AKA: Oni srazhalis za rodinu, They Fought for the Motherland

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