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Release Year1975
Runtime1h 27m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Drama
Votes2
DirectorYuri Chulyukin
WritersYuri Chulyukin, Aleksandr Gorokhov, Georgi Kushnirenko
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSoldier of the Motherland
About Soldier of the Motherland
About the famous fortification scientist, Lieutenant General of Engineering Troops Dmitry Mikhailovich Karbyshev. Before the war, he led the work on strengthening the Brest Fortress and the approaches to Leningrad. In 1940 he was 60 years old. The beginning of the war found him in Belorussia. After one of the battles, seriously wounded, he was taken prisoner to the Mauthausen camp, where he fought against fascism for 1320 days.
Directed by Yuri Chulyukin, Soldier of the Motherland leans on a strong ensemble — Vladimir Sedov, Boris Gusakov, Viktor Shulgin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1975.
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