They Fought for Their Country
In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Russian army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the retreating Russian troops cross the bridge. While they move back to the Russian territory through the countryside, the soldiers show their companionship, sentiments, fears and heroism to defend their motherland.
Ballad of a Soldier
During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive.
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Sergey Bondarchuk
Director
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
as
Nikolay Streltsov
Antonina Maksimova
as
Katerina
Evgeniy Steblov
as
Part-bit
Zhanna Prokhorenko
as
Shura
Lev Borisov
as
The Soldier
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