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They Fought for Their Country
Dir.: Sergei Bondarchuk | 137 minutes

They Fought for Their Country

USSR 1975 | 137 minutes | Russian | Hebrew subtitles

July, 1942. German forces are overtaking Ukrainian steppes on their way to Stalingrad. On the opposite side are the Soviet troops, trying to defend the bridgehead of the Don River. In the masterful hands of Sergei Bondarchuk, war is a torture chamber that extracts inglorious strengths: patience, endurance, and just the desire to live.