Pugachev (1937)
- Original title
- Пугачев
- Directed by
- Pavel Petrov-Bytov
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, historical drama
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film follows Don Cossack Yemelyan Pugachev as he leads a peasant uprising in 18th century Russia. Posing as the deceased Emperor Peter III, he rallies supporters against the ruling nobility.
epicdramatichistoricalsomberintenseslow-burnbleakgrounded
What happens
Pugachev (Russian: Пугачёв, romanized: Pugachyov) is a 1937 Soviet biographical drama film directed by Pavel Petrov-Bytov. Don Cossack Pugachev, leader of the Peasant war of 1773–1775 in Russia. Using rumors that the Emperor Peter III of Russia was alive, Pugachev called himself him; he was one of several dozen impostors posing as Peter, and the most famous of them. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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