Pugachev (1979)

5.0/10 • 147 min • Drama History

Overview

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.

Cast

Yevgeny Matveyev

Vija Artmane

Tamara Syomina

Olga Prokhorova

Pyotr Glebov

Boris Kudryavtsev

Grigore Grigoriu

Viktor Pavlov

Anatoliy Azo

Inogam Adylov

Vilnis Bekeris

Vladimir Borisov

Boris Plotnikov

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