They Fought For Their Motherland
1975
Like his debut feature, "Destiny Of A Man", director Sergei Bondarchuk's "They Fought For Their Motherland" is a screen adaptation of Nobel Prize winning author Mikhail Sholokov's novel. In July 1942 the exhausted Soviet army were retreating toward Stalingrad whilst desperately trying to hold their ground in front of the .. Read more
| Starring | Sergei Bondarchuk, Vasili Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Georgi Burkov |
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| Director | Sergei Bondarchuk |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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They Fought For Their Motherland
Like his debut feature, "Destiny Of A Man", director Sergei Bondarchuk's "They Fought For Their Motherland" is a screen adaptation of Nobel Prize winning author Mikhail Sholokov's novel.
In July 1942 the exhausted Soviet army were retreating toward Stalingrad whilst desperately trying to hold their ground in front of the rampaging German war machine, which had the advantage because of Stalin's failure to heed the warnings that Hitler was going to invade.
The loss of Soviet life in the campaign was legion but the film concentrates on the remnants of one shattered regiment and its individual soldiers' thoughts and fears in the face of impending annihilation, not only of themselves but Mother Russia too.
| Starring | Sergei Bondarchuk, Vasili Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Georgi Burkov, Yuri Nikulin, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolai Gubenko |
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| Director | Sergei Bondarchuk |
| Studio | NOUVEAUX PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 17 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Russian |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 27 Aug 2007 Production year: 1975 |
| Format | DVD |
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When am i going to choose a real proper war film ? this is the 3rd film i chose and what aload of pants. Since when did russian soldiers speak american english? This is what ruind it for me why couldn't it be in proper russian actors with subtitles? 30mins watching off it go's back to amazon. I wouldn't reccomend this film to anyone so leave well alone
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its ok
good all fashion film. if you like classic war movies this one is for you. lol when i saw the film i was like these men look old to go to war
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Like his debut feature, "Destiny Of A Man", director Sergei Bondarchuk's "They Fought For Their Motherland" is a screen adaptation of Nobel Prize winning author Mikhail Sholokov's novel.
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