They Fought for Their Country (1975)
12 May 1975 ● Russian ● 2 hrs 17 mins
In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Red army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the retreating soviet 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: Vasily Shukshin
Crew: Sergei Bondarchuk (Director), Vadim Yusov (Director of Photography), Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (Music Director)
Release Dates: 12 May 1975 (India)
Did you know? The film was selected as the official Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee Read More
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as Piotr Lopakhin
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
as Old woman
as Alexandr Kopytovskij
as Doctor
as Assistant of doctor
as Poprischenko
Supporting Actor
as Lisichenko
as Lieutenant
Supporting Actor
as Natalya Stepanovna
as Ivan Zvyagintsev
Supporting Actress
as Nikolay Streltsov
Supporting Actor
as Nekrasov
Production
Production Company
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Music
Music Director
Sound
Sound Designer
Art
Production Designer
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Russian
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
6-Track 70mm
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Goofs:
Revealing Mistakes
When the German 'BF-109' crashes into the Russian house, guide wires are clearly visible and one explosive at the point of impact goes off before the plane hits the ground.
Revealing Mistakes
The German Panzer-IV tanks all lack the turret machine gun which would have mounted parallel to the main barrel.
When the German 'BF-109' crashes into the Russian house, guide wires are clearly visible and one explosive at the point of impact goes off before the plane hits the ground.
Revealing Mistakes
The German Panzer-IV tanks all lack the turret machine gun which would have mounted parallel to the main barrel.
Trivia:
The film was selected as the official Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee
'They Fought for Their Country' was the last film of Vasiliy Shukshin.
'They Fought for Their Country' was the last film of Vasiliy Shukshin.
