Pugachev

Drama, History · 1979

Don Cossack Emelyan Pugachev says goodbye to his wife and children and goes to run. The elder Filaret blesses him to lead a rebellion under the name of Peter III of Russia. The insurgents dealt with the feudal lords cruelly. Queen Catherine the Great directs troops against the rioters. Traitors betray Emelyan, and now he is being transported across Russia in an iron cage.

Starring

Yevgeni Matveyev, Eduard Volodarskiy, Vija Artmane, Alexey Saltykov, Tamara Syomina, Alexey Saltykov, Olga Prokhorova, Andrei Eshpai, Igor Chernykh, Pyotr Glebov

Director

Alexey Saltykov

Producer

Alexey Saltykov