Pugachev
(1979)
★ 5 IMDb · 9 votes
Year: 1979
Runtime: 156 мин
Country: Soviet Union
Director: Алексей Салтыков
Cast: Евгений Матвеев, Вия Артмане, Тамара Сёмина, Ольга Прохорова, Пётр Глебов, Борис Кудрявцев, Григоре Григориу, Виктор Павлов, Анатолий Азо, Иногам Адылов
Plot
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.