Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Vasiliy ShukshinPiotr Lopakhin
- Vyacheslav Tikhonovpvt. Nikolay Strel'tsov
- Sergey Bondarchukpvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
- Yuriy Nikulinpvt. Nekrasov
- Georgi Burkovpvt. Alexander Kopytovsky
- Ivan Lapikovsergeant Poprischenko
- Nikolai Gubenkolieutenant Goloschyokov
- Nikolay Volkovpvt. Nikiforov
- Nonna MordyukovaNatalya Stepanovna
- Innokentiy Smoktunovskiysurgeon
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