July 1942. Soviet forces are retreating in the face of a massive German onslaught towards Stalingrad. An infantry platoon is tasked with holding a vital hill in order to give their comrades time to cross the Don River and regroup.
Directed bySergey Bondarchuk
Written bySergey Bondarchuk, Mikhail Sholokhov
CountrySoviet Union
Runtime151 min
On screen
Vasiliy Shukshin
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Sergey Bondarchuk