They Fought for Their Country (Film), released 1975 — adapted from They Fought for their Country by Mikhail Sholokhov.
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.
Starring Vasiliy Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergei Bondarchuk, Georgi Burkov, Yuriy Nikulin.
Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk.
