
In the Name of the Motherland
Drama · History · War
Overview
The film deals with a Russian battalion under siege by the Germans during the Second World War.
Top Cast


Nikolay Kryuchkov
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Safonov
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Safonov


Yelena Tyapkina
Yelena Tyapkina
Safonova
Yelena Tyapkina
Safonova


Mikhail Zharov
Mikhail Zharov
Globa
Mikhail Zharov
Globa


Maria Pastukhova
Maria Pastukhova
Valya
Maria Pastukhova
Valya


Vladimir Gribkov
Vladimir Gribkov
Kharitonov
Vladimir Gribkov
Kharitonov


Olga Zhizneva
Olga Zhizneva
Kharitonova
Olga Zhizneva
Kharitonova


Fyodor Kurikhin
Fyodor Kurikhin
Vasin
Fyodor Kurikhin
Vasin


Pyotr Aleynikov
Pyotr Aleynikov
Ilyin
Pyotr Aleynikov
Ilyin


Vsevolod Pudovkin
Vsevolod Pudovkin
German general
Vsevolod Pudovkin
German general


Boris Poslavsky
Boris Poslavsky
Verner
Boris Poslavsky
Verner
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