Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov

Novel based on Russian war.

The film depicts the destinies of the Don Cossacks during the First World War and the Civil War in Russia.

Action is set in Russia in July of 1942 during the Second World War. The advancing Nazi Armies are approaching Stalingrad. The Russians are exhausted and outnumbered. But in a bloody battle the invading Nazi Armies are stopped at Stalingrad. (Summary from Internet Movie Database.)