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They Fought for Their Country

1975 film by Sergei Bondarchuk
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They Fought for Their Country

Summary

They Fought for Their Country is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • They Fought for Their Country's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • They Fought for Their Country was directed by Sergei Bondarchuk[4].
  • Mikhail Sholokhov wrote the screenplay for They Fought for Their Country[5].
  • Sergei Bondarchuk wrote the screenplay for They Fought for Their Country[6].
  • They Fought for Their Country's composer is recorded as Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov[7].
  • They Fought for Their Country's genre is drama film[8].
  • They Fought for Their Country's genre is war film[9].
  • They Fought for Their Country's based on is recorded as They Fought for their Country[10].
  • A cast member of They Fought for Their Country was Vasily Shukshin[11].
  • A cast member of They Fought for Their Country was Andrei Rostotsky[12].
  • A cast member of They Fought for Their Country was Georgi Burkov[13].
  • A cast member of They Fought for Their Country was Innokenty Smoktunovsky[14].
  • A cast member of They Fought for Their Country was Irina Skobtseva[15].
  • A cast member of They Fought for Their Country was Ivan Lapikov[16].
  • A cast member of They Fought for Their Country was Natalya Gundareva[17].
  • A cast member of They Fought for Their Country was Nikolai Gubenko[18].
  • A cast member of They Fought for Their Country was Nonna Mordyukova[19].
  • A cast member of They Fought for Their Country was Sergei Bondarchuk[20].
  • A cast member of They Fought for Their Country was Vyacheslav Tikhonov[21].
  • A cast member of They Fought for Their Country was Yuri Nikulin[22].
  • They Fought for Their Country's production company is recorded as Mosfilm[23].
  • They Fought for Their Country's director of photography is recorded as Vadim Yusov[24].
  • The original language of They Fought for Their Country was Russian[25].
  • They Fought for Their Country's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[26].
  • They Fought for Their Country's color is recorded as color[27].

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Authorship and Creation

They Fought for Their Country was directed by Sergei Bondarchuk[4]. Screenwriters include Mikhail Sholokhov[5] and Sergei Bondarchuk[6]. Cast members include Vasily Shukshin[11], Andrei Rostotsky[12], Georgi Burkov[13], Innokenty Smoktunovsky[14], Irina Skobtseva[15], and Ivan Lapikov[16].

Publication

They Fought for Their Country was published on May 12, 1975[28]. The original language of it was Russian[25]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Russian[26]. Genres include drama film[8] and war film[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[29] and family relation[30].

Why It Matters

They Fought for Their Country has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

film Innokenty Smoktunovsky Mikhail Sholokhov Nonna Mordyukova Sergei Bondarchuk Vasily Shukshin Vyacheslav Tikhonov Yuri Nikulin

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → World War II, family relation
    Based on → They Fought for their Country
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    Language of work or name → Russian
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