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They Fought for Their Motherland

Plot: 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
Release Date: Wednesday, November 5 1975
49 years ago
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Portrait of Vasiliy ShukshinVasiliy ShukshinVasiliy Shukshin would have been no older than 45 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Piotr Lopakhin'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 25 1929 –
Wed, Oct 02 1974
Portrait of Vyacheslav TikhonovVyacheslav TikhonovVyacheslav Tikhonov was 47 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov'.
Birthday: Wed, Feb 08 1928 –
Fri, Dec 04 2009
Portrait of Sergey BondarchukSergey BondarchukSergey Bondarchuk was 55 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev'.
Birthday: Sat, Sep 25 1920 –
Thu, Oct 20 1994
Portrait of Yuriy NikulinYuriy NikulinYuriy Nikulin was 53 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'pvt. Nekrasov'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 18 1921 –
Thu, Aug 21 1997
Portrait of Georgi BurkovGeorgi BurkovGeorgi Burkov was 42 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky'.
Birthday: Wed, May 31 1933 –
Thu, Jul 19 1990
Portrait of Ivan LapikovIvan LapikovIvan Lapikov was 53 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'sergeant Poprischenko'.
Birthday: Sat, Jul 08 1922 –
Sun, May 02 1993
Portrait of Nikolai GubenkoNikolai GubenkoNikolai Gubenko was 34 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'lieutenant Goloschyokov'.
Birthday: Sun, Aug 17 1941 –
Sun, Aug 16 2020
Portrait of Nikolay VolkovNikolay VolkovNikolay Volkov was 49 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'pvt. Nikiforov'.
Birthday: Thu, May 06 1926 –
Thu, Dec 27 2012
Portrait of Nonna MordyukovaNonna MordyukovaNonna Mordyukova was 49 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Natalya Stepanovna'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 25 1925 –
Sun, Jul 06 2008
Portrait of Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyInnokentiy SmoktunovskiyInnokentiy Smoktunovskiy was 50 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'surgeon'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 28 1925 –
Wed, Aug 03 1994
Portrait of Lidiya Fedoseyeva-ShukshinaLidiya Fedoseyeva-ShukshinaLidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina was 37 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Glasha'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 25 1938
Portrait of Andrei RostotskyAndrei RostotskyAndrei Rostotsky was 18 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'corporal Kochetygov'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 25 1957 –
Sun, May 05 2002
Portrait of Tatyana BozhokTatyana BozhokTatyana Bozhok was 18 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'nurse'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 21 1957
Portrait of Mykola ShutkoMykola ShutkoMykola Shutko was 47 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'cook lisichenko'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 19 1927 –
Mon, Jan 04 2010
Portrait of Andrei PopovAndrei PopovAndrei Popov was 57 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'author's narration'.
Birthday: Fri, Apr 12 1918 –
Fri, Jun 10 1983
Portrait of Evgeniy SamoylovEvgeniy SamoylovEvgeniy Samoylov was 63 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Colonel Marchenko'.
Birthday: Mon, Apr 15 1912 –
Fri, Feb 17 2006
Portrait of Irina SkobtsevaIrina SkobtsevaIrina Skobtseva was 48 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'head nurse'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 22 1927 –
Tue, Oct 20 2020
Portrait of Angelina StepanovaAngelina StepanovaAngelina Stepanova was 69 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'old Cossack woman'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 10 1905 –
Wed, May 17 2000
Portrait of Danylo IlchenkoDanylo IlchenkoDanylo Ilchenko was 80 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Luka Mikhalych'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 25 1894 –
Wed, Apr 13 1977
Portrait of Aleksey VaninAleksey VaninAleksey Vanin was 50 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'soldier Akim Borzykh'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 09 1925 –
Tue, May 22 2012
Portrait of Gennady SafronovGennady SafronovGennady Safronov was >> in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'the chairman'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Thu, May 22 2008
Portrait of Boris NikiforovBoris NikiforovBoris Nikiforov was 42 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'captain Sumskov'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 03 1933 –
Wed, Apr 13 2011
Portrait of Anatoli PereverzevAnatoli PereverzevAnatoli Pereverzev was 26 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Khmiz'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 03 1949
Portrait of Vitaliy LeonovVitaliy LeonovVitaliy Leonov was 49 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'soldier'.
Birthday: Sat, Oct 02 1926 –
Mon, Mar 29 1993
Portrait of Mikhail ChigaryovMikhail ChigaryovMikhail Chigaryov was 30 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'soldier'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 01 1945 –
Sun, Mar 26 2023
Portrait of Stanislav BorodokinStanislav BorodokinStanislav Borodokin was 31 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'soldier'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 23 1944
Portrait of Leonid TrutnevLeonid TrutnevLeonid Trutnev was 24 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'soldier'.
Birthday: Sat, Feb 17 1951 –
Thu, Jun 22 1995
Portrait of Pyotr MerkuryevPyotr MerkuryevPyotr Merkuryev was 32 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'soldier'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 17 1943 –
Mon, Sep 27 2010
Portrait of Yermakhmad AralevYermakhmad AralevYermakhmad Aralev was >> in They Fought for Their Motherland
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Aleksandr KonyashinAleksandr KonyashinAleksandr Konyashin was 48 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Ryadovoy'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 05 1927 –
Sun, Jun 16 1996
Portrait of Igor E. KuznetsovIgor E. KuznetsovIgor E. Kuznetsov was 30 in They Fought for Their Motherland
Birthday: Mon, Jun 11 1945 –
Thu, Dec 31 1998
Portrait of Vladimir MyshkinVladimir MyshkinVladimir Myshkin was 30 in They Fought for Their Motherland
Birthday: Sun, Mar 11 1945 –
Mon, Jul 06 2009
Portrait of Gennadi NenashevGennadi NenashevGennadi Nenashev was >> in They Fought for Their Motherland
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lev PavlovLev PavlovLev Pavlov was >> in They Fought for Their Motherland
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nikolay PetrenkoNikolay PetrenkoNikolay Petrenko was >> in They Fought for Their Motherland
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Khoshim RakhimovKhoshim RakhimovKhoshim Rakhimov was 21 in They Fought for Their Motherland
Birthday: Sun, Sep 19 1954
Portrait of Viktor VolkovViktor VolkovViktor Volkov was 42 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Nemets'.
Birthday: Sat, Jul 29 1933 –
Mon, May 16 1983
Portrait of Kolya YefremovKolya YefremovKolya Yefremov was >> in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Malchik'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yunus YusupovYunus YusupovYunus Yusupov was >> in They Fought for Their Motherland
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Igor EfimovIgor EfimovIgor Efimov was 43 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Pyotr Lopakhin (voice)'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 01 1932 –
Thu, Nov 16 2000
Portrait of Natalya GundarevaNatalya GundarevaNatalya Gundareva was 27 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Glikeriya (voice)'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 28 1948 –
Sun, May 15 2005
Portrait of Nikolay GorlovNikolay GorlovNikolay Gorlov was 63 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'санитар'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 16 1911 –
Mon, Nov 06 1989

Crew

Portrait of Sergey BondarchukSergey BondarchukSergey Bondarchuk was 55 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Director, Writer'
Birthday: Sat, Sep 25 1920 –
Thu, Oct 20 1994
Portrait of Vladimir DostalVladimir DostalVladimir Dostal was 33 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Co-Director'
Birthday: Wed, Apr 15 1942
Portrait of Vadim YusovVadim YusovVadim Yusov was 46 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sat, Apr 20 1929 –
Fri, Aug 23 2013
Portrait of Yelena MikhaylovaYelena MikhaylovaYelena Mikhaylova was >> in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vyacheslav OvchinnikovVyacheslav OvchinnikovVyacheslav Ovchinnikov was 39 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Fri, May 29 1936 –
Mon, Feb 04 2019
Portrait of Mikhail SholokhovMikhail SholokhovMikhail Sholokhov was 70 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Novel'
Birthday: Wed, May 24 1905 –
Tue, Feb 21 1984
Portrait of Feliks YasyukevichFeliks YasyukevichFeliks Yasyukevich was 51 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Fri, Dec 14 1923 –
Mon, Feb 06 2012
Portrait of Nadezhda BuzinaNadezhda BuzinaNadezhda Buzina was >> in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Igor LazarenkoIgor LazarenkoIgor Lazarenko was >> in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yuri MikhajlovYuri MikhajlovYuri Mikhajlov was 44 in They Fought for Their Motherland as 'Sound'
Birthday: Mon, May 25 1931