
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Russia
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Music
Music by Vissarion Shebalin
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Anatoli Nazarov
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Olga ForshScreenplay
- Original title
- Пугачев
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 5, 1937
- Original language
- Russian
- Countries
- Soviet Union
































