Movie
They Fought for Their Motherland
Released: November 5, 1975 (1975)
Runtime: 158 minutes
Genres: War, History, Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Yuriy Nikulin as pvt. Nekrasov
Age at release: 53
- Ivan Lapikov as sergeant Poprischenko
Age at release: 53
- Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy as surgeon
Age at release: 50
- Nikolay Volkov as pvt. Nikiforov
Age at release: 49
- Nonna Mordyukova as Natalya Stepanovna
Age at release: 49
- Vyacheslav Tikhonov as pvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov
Age at release: 47
- Vasiliy Shukshin as Piotr Lopakhin
Age at release: 46
- Georgi Burkov as pvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
Age at release: 42
- Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina as Glasha
Age at release: 37
- Andrei Rostotsky as corporal Kochetygov
Age at release: 18
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- Danylo Ilchenko as Luka Mikhalych
Age at release: 80
- Angelina Stepanova as old Cossack woman
Age at release: 69
- Evgeniy Samoylov as Colonel Marchenko
Age at release: 63
- Andrei Popov as author's narration
Age at release: 57
- Aleksey Vanin as soldier Akim Borzykh
Age at release: 50
- Vitaliy Leonov as soldier
Age at release: 49
- Irina Skobtseva as head nurse
Age at release: 48
- Aleksandr Konyashin as Ryadovoy
Age at release: 48
- Mykola Shutko as cook lisichenko
Age at release: 47
- Boris Nikiforov as captain Sumskov
Age at release: 42
- Pyotr Merkuryev as soldier
Age at release: 32
- Stanislav Borodokin as soldier
Age at release: 31
- Mikhail Chigaryov as soldier
Age at release: 30
Age at release: 30
Age at release: 30
- Anatoli Pereverzev as Khmiz
Age at release: 26
- Leonid Trutnev as soldier
Age at release: 24
- Tatyana Bozhok as nurse
Age at release: 18
- Gennady Safronov as the chairman
Age at release: Unknown
Age at release: Unknown