Year: 1958
Country: USSR
Director: Vladimir Kaplunovskiy
Cast: Ivan Klyukvin, Aleksandra Denisova, Ivan Arkanov, Nikolay Vitovtov, Aleksandr Zhukov, Iya Arepina, Sergey Blinnikov, Vladimir Dorofeev, Irina Zarubina, Lev Zolotukhin, Boris Novikov, Pavel Pavlenko, Vladimir Solovyov, Oleg Strizhenov, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Anatoly Shishkov
Genre: drama
Runtime: 100 min.
Age: 12+
An adaptation of the historical novel The Captain's Daughter (1836) by Alexander Pushkin.
The film tells the story of the nobleman Grinyov, going to military service in the fortress, where he falls in love with the commander's daughter, Maria, and fights for her in a duel. After that, Yemelyan Pugachev organizes Pugachev's Rebellion, conquers the fortress and executes Maria's parents, but he gives Grinev freedom...
Awards & Festivals:
Locarno Film Festival - Most Spectacular Film