They Fought for Their Motherland [86382] Released: 1975-11-05 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 158 mins Popularity: 1.4108 Vote Average: 6.848 Vote Count: 56 Overview: 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. Cast [42] Vasiliy ShukshinPiotr Lopakhin Vyacheslav Tikhonovpvt. Nikolay Str Sergey Bondarchukpvt. Ivan Zvyagi Yuriy Nikulinpvt. Nekrasov Georgi Burkovpvt. Alexander K Ivan Lapikovsergeant Poprisc Nikolai Gubenkolieutenant Golos Nikolay Volkovpvt. Nikiforov Nonna MordyukovaNatalya Stepanov Innokentiy Smoktunovskiysurgeon Lidiya Fedoseyeva-ShukshinaGlasha Andrei Rostotskycorporal Kochety Tatyana Bozhoknurse Mykola Shutkocook lisichenko Andrei Popovauthor's narrati Evgeniy SamoylovColonel Marchenk Irina Skobtsevahead nurse Angelina Stepanovaold Cossack woma Danylo IlchenkoLuka Mikhalych Aleksey Vaninsoldier Akim Bor Gennady Safronovthe chairman Boris Nikiforovcaptain Sumskov Anatoli PereverzevKhmiz Vitaliy Leonovsoldier Mikhail Chigaryovsoldier Stanislav Borodokinsoldier Leonid Trutnevsoldier Pyotr Merkuryevsoldier Yermakhmad Aralev Aleksandr KonyashinRyadovoy Igor E. Kuznetsov Vladimir Myshkin Gennadi Nenashev Lev Pavlov Nikolay Petrenko Khoshim Rakhimov Viktor VolkovNemets Kolya YefremovMalchik Yunus Yusupov Igor EfimovPyotr Lopakhin Natalya GundarevaGlikeriya Nikolay Gorlovсанитар Trailers