---
title: 'Pugachev (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Aleksei Saltykov'
released: '1979-03-19'
runtime_minutes: 147
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pugachev-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145765/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pugachev (1979)

1979 · 147 min · Drama, History · Soviet Union

Original title: Емельян Пугачёв

## Synopsis

Pugachev is a 1978 historical drama film, directed by Alexey Saltykov and starring Yevgeny Matveyev and Vija Artmane. The film was honored with a special prize at All-Union Film Festival in 1979.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Aleksei Saltykov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksei-saltykov)
- **Screenplay:** [Eduard Volodarsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-volodarsky)
- **Producer:** [Aleksei Saltykov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksei-saltykov)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Andrei Eshpai](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrei-eshpai)
- **Director of Photography:** [Igor Chernykh](https://cinepixo.com/people/igor-chernykh)

## Cast

- [Sergey Golovanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergey-golovanov) as Pyotr Panin
- [Vija Artmane](https://cinepixo.com/people/vija-artmane) as Catherine II of Russia
- [Igor Gorbachyov](https://cinepixo.com/people/igor-gorbachyov) as Nikita Panin
- [Grigore Grigoriu](https://cinepixo.com/people/grigore-grigoriu)
- [Vladimir Borisov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-borisov) as Ivan Pochitalin
- [Yevgeny Matveyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/yevgeny-matveyev) as Yemelyan Pugachev
- [Wacław Dworzecki](https://cinepixo.com/people/wac-aw-dworzecki) as Patriarch Philaret of Moscow
- [Tamara Syomina](https://cinepixo.com/people/tamara-syomina) as Sofia Pugacheva
- [Salavat Kireyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/salavat-kireyev) as Salawat Yulayev
- [Fyodor Odinokov](https://cinepixo.com/people/fyodor-odinokov) as Khlopusha
- [Vilnis Beķeris](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilnis-bekeris) as Johann von Michelsohnen
- [Olga Prokhorova](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-prokhorova) as Ustinya Kuznetsova
- [Anatoly Azo](https://cinepixo.com/people/anatoly-azo) as Grigory Orlov
- [Victor Pavlov](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-pavlov) as Dmitry Lysov
- [Aleksandr Zhdanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-zhdanov) as Paul I of Russia

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/pugachev-1979
Film facts: Wikidata (Q7258905); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.