They Fought for Their Country

1975· 151 min★ 7.7· Drama, War

July 1942. Soviet forces are retreating in the face of a massive German onslaught towards Stalingrad. An infantry platoon is tasked with holding a vital hill in order to give their comrades time to cross the Don River and regroup.

Cast: Vasiliy Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergey Bondarchuk

Director: Sergey Bondarchuk