Pugachev (1978 film)
Pugachev (Russian: Емельян Пугачёв) is a 1978 biopic film, directed by Aleksei Saltykov and starring Yevgeny Matveyev and Vija Artmane. This film was honored with a special prize at All-Union Film Festival in 1979.[1]
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| Directed by | Aleksei Saltykov |
| Produced by | Aleksei Saltykov |
| Written by | Eduard Volodarsky |
| Starring | Yevgeny Matveyev Vija Artmane |
| Music by | Andrei Eshpai |
| Cinematography | Igor Chernykh |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Mosfilm |
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Running time | 156 min. |
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| Language | Russian |
Plot
Don Cossack Emelyan Pugachev says goodbye to his wife and children and goes to run. The elder Philaret blesses him to lead a rebellion under the name of Peter III of Russia. The insurgents dealt with the feudal lords cruelly. Queen Catherine II directs troops against the rioters. Traitors betray Yemelyan, and now he is being transported across Russia in an iron cage.
Main cast
- Yevgeny Matveyev as Yemelyan Pugachyov
- Vija Artmane as Catherine II of Russia
- Tamara Syomina as Sofiya Pugachyeva
- Olga Prokhorova as Ustinya Pugachyeva
- Pyotr Glebov as Stepan Fedulov
- Boris Kudryavtsev as Maksim Shigayev
- Grigore Grigoriu as Chika Zarubin
- Viktor Pavlov as Mitka Lysov
References
- "Yemelyan Pugachev" (in Russian). kino-teatr.ru. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
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