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.
Credits
They Fought for Their Motherland Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Yuriy Nikulin
He was 44, 66 years old when he died
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as pvt. Nekrasov |
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Georgi Burkov
He was 42, 57 years old when he died
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as pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky |
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Vyacheslav Tikhonov
He was 47, 81 years old when he died
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as pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov |
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Nikolai Gubenko
He was 34, now 83 years old
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as lieutenant Goloschyokov |
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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
He was 50, 69 years old when he died
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as surgeon |
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Nonna Mordyukova
She was 49, 82 years old when she died
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as Natalya Stepanovna |
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Ivan Lapikov
He was 53, 70 years old when he died
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as sergeant Poprischenko |
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Andrei Popov
He was 12, 5 years old when he died
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as author's narration |
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Sergey Bondarchuk
He was 55, 74 years old when he died
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as pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev |
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Vasiliy Shukshin
He was 46, 45 years old when he died
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as Piotr Lopakhin |
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Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina
She was 37, now 86 years old
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as Glasha |
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Andrei Rostotsky
He was 18, 45 years old when he died
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as corporal Kochetygov |
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Tatyana Bozhok
She was 18, now 67 years old
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as nurse |
They Fought for Their Motherland Crew
