Pugachev (1937)
1773. The film tells the story of one of the most devastating events in the history of the Russian Empire—the Cossack uprising led by Emelyan Pugachev, which escalated into a civil war for the imperial throne, with Pugachev proclaiming himself Peter III.
Director:
Pavel Petrov-Bytov
Writer:
Olga Forsh
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Konstantin Skorobogatov as |
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Kostiantyn Mukhutdinov as Salavat |
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Yakov Malyutin as |
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Matvey Pavlikov as |
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Elena Maksimova as |
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Vladimir Taskin as |
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Nina Latonina as |
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Vladimir Gardin as |
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Nikolai Litvinov as Panin |
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Yevgeni Nemchenko as |
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Boris Feodosyev as Prison warden |
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Vladimir Uralskiy as Khlopusha |
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Anna Panova-Potyomkina as Ekaterina II |
| Directing | Pavel Petrov-Bytov | Director |
| Writing | Olga Forsh | Screenplay |
| Sound | V. Muravyov | Sound Director |
| Sound | Vissarion Shebalin | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Efim Higer | Production Design |
| Camera | Anatoli Nazarov | Director of Photography |
| Production | L. Yanchenko | Producer |
| Directing | S. Yakushev | Assistant Director |
| Directing | O. Sergeyev | Assistant Director |