They Fought for Their Country
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They Fought for Their Country is a 1975 Soviet war film
directed by Sergei Bondarchuk
. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival
. The film is the story of a Soviet platoon fighting a rearguard action during the German drive on Stalingrad.
War film
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
directed by Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei Fedorovich Bondarchuk was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actor.- Biography :Born in Belozerka, in the Kherson Governorate, Sergei Bondarchuk spent his childhood in the cities of Yeysk and Taganrog, graduating from the Taganrog School Number 4 in 1938. His first performance as an...
. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival
1975 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Jeanne Moreau, President, actress*André Delvaux, director*Anthony Burgess, writer*Fernando Rey, actor*George Roy Hill, director*Gérard Ducaux-Rupp, producer*Léa Massari, actress*Pierre Mazars, journalist*Pierre Salinger, writer...
. The film is the story of a Soviet platoon fighting a rearguard action during the German drive on Stalingrad.
Cast
- Vasily ShukshinVasily ShukshinVasily Makarovich Shukshin was a notable Soviet/Russian actor, writer, screenwriter and movie director from the Altay region who specialized in rural themes. Upon his death, Shukshin was interred at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.-Biography:...
- Piotr Lopakhin - Vyacheslav TikhonovVyacheslav TikhonovVyacheslav Vasilyevich Tikhonov was a Soviet and Russian actor whose best known role was as Soviet spy Stirlitz in the television series Seventeen Moments of Spring. He was a recipient of numerous state awards, including the titles of People's Artist of the USSR and Hero of Socialist Labour .-...
- Nikolay Strel'tsov - Sergei BondarchukSergei BondarchukSergei Fedorovich Bondarchuk was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actor.- Biography :Born in Belozerka, in the Kherson Governorate, Sergei Bondarchuk spent his childhood in the cities of Yeysk and Taganrog, graduating from the Taganrog School Number 4 in 1938. His first performance as an...
- Ivan Zvyagintsev - Georgi BurkovGeorgi BurkovGeorgi Ivanovich Burkov was a Soviet film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1967 and 1988. He died on July 19, 1990 at the age of 57 due to thrombosis.-Selected filmography:Actor* Liberation * Stariki-razboyniki...
- Alexandr Kopytovskij - Yuri NikulinYuri NikulinYuri Vladimirovich Nikulin was a well-known Soviet and Russian actor and clown who starred in many popular films.He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1973 and Hero of Socialist Labour in 1990...
- Nekrasov - Ivan LapikovIvan LapikovIvan Gerasimovich Lapikov – was a Soviet and Russian actor.-Biography:Ivan Gerasimovich Lapikov was born on July 7, 1922 in the village of Gorny Balykley, near Tsaritsyn...
- Poprischenko - Nikolai GubenkoNikolai GubenkoNikolai Nikolaevich Gubenko is a Soviet actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in twelve films between 1964 and 1977. He also directed eight films between 1970 and 1988. His film Wounded Game, was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival...
- Lieutenant - Andrei Rostotsky
- Nikolai Volkov
- Nikolai Shutko - Lisichenko
- Yevgeni Samojlov
- Nonna MordyukovaNonna MordyukovaNoyabrina "Nonna" Viktorovna Mordyukova was a Soviet actress and People's Artist of the USSR...
- Natalya Stepanovna - Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina - Glasha
- Innokenti Smoktunovsky - Doctor