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They Fought for Their Country

1975·2h 38m
DramaWar
IMDb Rating
★ 7.7/10
3,622 votes

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.

They Fought for Their Country is a 1975 drama war movie directed by Sergey Bondarchuk, starring Georgiy Burkov, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergey Bondarchuk. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 from 3,622 votes and runs 2h 38m.

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Director
Sergey Bondarchuk
Stars
Georgiy Burkov
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Sergey Bondarchuk
Vasiliy Shukshin
Details
1975-05-12
158 min
Movie
★ Soviet Union
★ Russian
Keywords
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