Description
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.
Casts:
Vasiliy Shukshin
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Sergey Bondarchuk
Yuriy Nikulin
Georgi Burkov
Ivan Lapikov
Nikolai Gubenko
Nikolay Volkov
