''Pugachev'' (russian: Емельян Пугачёв) is a 1978

historical drama A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure f ...

film, directed by Alexey Saltykov and starring

Yevgeny Matveyev Yevgeny Semyonovich Matveyev (russian: Евгений Семёнович Матвеев, uk, Євген Семенович Матвеев; 8 March 1922 – 1 June 2003) was a Soviet and Russian actor and film director who was named a People's ...

and

Vija Artmane Vija Artmane (born Alīda Artmane; 21 August 1929 in Kaive, Sēme Parish – 11 October 2008 in Strenči) was a Latvian theatre and cinema actress. Life and career Childhood Vija Artmane was born Alīda Artmane at the time when Latvia was a s ...

. The film was honored with a special prize at

All-Union Film Festival The All-Union Film Festival (russian: Всесоюзный кинофестиваль; tr.:''Vsesoyuznyy kinofestival'', also known as ВКФ; ''VKF'') was one of the most important film festivals of the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1958 and he ...

in 1979.

Plot

Don Cossack Don Cossacks (russian: Донские казаки, Donskie kazaki) or Donians (russian: донцы, dontsy) are Cossacks who settled along the middle and lower Don. Historically, they lived within the former Don Cossack Host (russian: До� ...

Yemelyan Pugachev Yemelyan Ivanovich Pugachev (russian: Емельян Иванович Пугачёв; c. 1742) was an ataman of the Yaik Cossacks who led a great popular insurrection during the reign of Catherine the Great. Pugachev claimed to be Catherine's ...

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 , en, Catherine Alexeievna Romanova, link=yes , house = , father = Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst , mother = Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp , birth_date = , birth_name = Princess Sophie of Anhal ...

directs troops against the rioters. Traitors betray Yemelyan, and now he is being transported across Russia in an iron cage.

Main cast

* Tamara Syomina as Sofia Pugachyeva * Olga Prokhorova as Ustinya Pugachyeva *

Pyotr Glebov Pyotr Petrovich Glebov (russian: Пётр Петрович Глебов; 14 April 1915 – 17 April 2000), was a Russians, Russian film actor from the aristocratic :fr:Famille Glebov, Glebov family, whose early generations are listed in the 17th-c ...

as Stepan Fedulov *Boris Kudryavtsev as Maksim Shigayev (voiced by Stanislav Chekan) *

Grigore Grigoriu Grigore Grigoriu (4 April 1941 – 20 December 2003) was an actor from the Republic of Moldova, known especially for interpreting the role of horse thief Luiku Zobar from the movie ''"Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven" ''(1975). Biography Grigor ...

as Chika Zarubin (voiced by Vladimir Ferapontov) *

Viktor Pavlov Viktor Pavlovich Pavlov (russian: Ви́ктор Па́влович Па́влов; October 5, 1940 – August 24, 2006) was a Russian stage and film actor. Pavlov worked in some of the most popular theatres of Moscow: 1963–1965 - Sovremen ...

as Mitka Lysov *Boris Kulikov as Andrei Ovchinnikov *Konstantin Zakharchenko as Ivan Tvorogov *

Fyodor Odinokov Fyodor Ivanovich Odinokov (russian: Фёдор Ива́нович Одино́ков; — 19 February 1994) was a Soviet actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1938 to 1994. Selected filmography References External links * * ...

as Khlopusha *

Mikhail Zlatopolsky Mikhail Mikhailovich Zlatopolsky (Russian language, Russian: Михаил Михайлович Златопольский, born Motya Moiseyevich Zlotopolsky, Russian: Мотя Моисеевич Злотопольский; 15 August 1934 – 7 Ma ...

deacon A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. Major Christian churches, such as the Catholic Churc ...

Vatslav Dvorzhetsky Vatslav Yanovich Dvorzhetsky ( pl, Wacław Dworzecki, (russian: Ва́цлав Я́нович Дворже́цкий; – April 11, 1993) was a Soviet film and theater actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1991). Biography Vatslav Dvorzhetsky ...

as Filaret *Salavat Kireyev as

Salawat Yulayev Salawat Yulayev ( ba, Салауат Юлай-улы; russian: Салават Юлаев; 16 June 1756 – 8 October 1800) was a Bashkir national hero who participated in Pugachev's Rebellion, warrior, poet and singer. Biography Salawat Yula ...

Boris Plotnikov Boris Grigoryevich Plotnikov (russian: Борис Григорьевич Плотников; 2 April 1949 – 2 December 2020)

as icon painter *

Igor Gorbachyov Igor Olegovich Gorbachyov (russian: И́горь Оле́гович Горбачёв; 1927–2003) was a Soviet and Russian actor, theater director and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1972). Hero of Socialist Labour (1987). Biography Ear ...

Nikita Panin Count Nikita Ivanovich Panin (russian: Ники́та Ива́нович Па́нин) () was an influential Russian statesman and political mentor to Catherine the Great for the first 18 years of her reign (1762-1780). In that role, he advocated ...

*Anatoly Azo as

Grigory Orlov Prince Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov (russian: Князь Григорий Григорьевич Орлов; 6 October 1734, Bezhetsky Uyezd – 13 April 1783, Moscow) was a favourite of the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. He became a leader ...

(voiced by

Vladimir Druzhnikov Vladimir Vasilievich Druzhnikov (russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Дру́жников; 30 May 1922 – 20 February 1994) was a Soviet actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1945 and 1992. He was a People's Artis ...

) *Vilnis Bekeris as

Johann von Michelsohnen Johann von Michelsohnen (russian: Ива́н Ива́нович Михельсо́н, tr. ; 3 May 1740 – 17 August 1807) was a Baltic-German military commander who served in the Imperial Russian Army. He was a prominent general in several war ...

*Sergei Golovanov as Petr Panin * Alexander Zhdanov as

Paul I of Russia Paul I (russian: Па́вел I Петро́вич ; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his assassination. Officially, he was the only son of Peter III of Russia, Peter III and Catherine the Great, although Catherine hinted that he w ...

Fyodor Nikitin Fyodor Mikhailovich Nikitin (russian: Фёдор Миха́йлович Ники́тин; May 3, 1900 in Lokhvytsia – July 17, 1988 in Moscow) was a Soviet film and theater actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR. Winner of two Stalin Prizes firs ...

as valet

References

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