They Fought for Their Country

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"Oni srazhalis za rodinu" redirects here. For 1942 book by Mikhail Sholokhov on which this film is based, see Oni srazhalis za Rodinu.
They Fought for Their Country
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Original poster by Konstantin Antonov, 1975
Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk
Written by Sergei Bondarchuk
Mikhail Sholokhov
Starring Vasily Shukshin
Music by Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Cinematography Vadim Yusov
Release dates
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  • 22 May 1975 (1975-05-22)
Running time
 137 minutes
Country Soviet Union
Language Russian

They Fought for Their Country (Russian: Они сражались за Родину, translit. Oni srazhalis' za Rodinu) is a 1975 Soviet war film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film is the story of a Soviet platoon fighting a rearguard action during the German drive on Stalingrad. The film was selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

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  2. ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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