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.
Stars: Yevgeni Matveyev, Vija Artmane, Tamara Syomina, Olga Prokhorova, Pyotr Glebov, Boris Kudryavtsev
Crew: Alexey Saltykov (Director), Eduard Volodarskiy (Screenplay), Andrey Eshpay (Music), Igor Chernykh (Cinematography), Alexey Saltykov (Producer)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Studio: Mosfilm
Runtime: 147 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 19, 1979
IMDb: 6.4
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