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 Russian.

Starring:

Aleksei Vanin, Andrei Rostotsky, Angelina Stepanova, Georgi Burkov, Igor Yefimov, Innokenti Smoktunovsky, Irina Skobtseva, Ivan Lapikov, Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina, Mikhail Chigaryov, Natalya Gundareva, Nikolai Gubenko, Nikolai Shutko, Nikolai Volkov, Nonna Mordyukova, Pyotr Merkuryev, Sergei Bondarchuk, Tatyana Bozhok, Vasili Shukshin, Vyacheslav Tikh

Genre:

Drama, History, War