They Fought for Their Country
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.
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
Cast: Vasiliy Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergey Bondarchuk
Country: Soviet Union
