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

Crew

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