Don Cossack Emelyan Pugachev says goodbye to his wife and children and goes to run. The elder Filaret blesses him to lead a rebellion under the name of Peter III of Russia. The insurgents dealt with the feudal lords cruelly. Queen Catherine the Great directs troops against the rioters. Traitors betray Emelyan, and now he is being transported across Russia in an iron cage.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Yevgeny MatveyevNot listed | Not listed |
 Vija ArtmaneNot listed | Not listed |
 Tamara SyominaNot listed | Not listed |
 Olga ProkhorovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Pyotr GlebovNot listed | Not listed |
 Boris KudryavtsevNot listed | Not listed |
 Grigore GrigoriuNot listed | Not listed |
 Viktor PavlovNot listed | Not listed |
 Anatoliy AzoNot listed | Not listed |
 Inogam AdylovNot listed | Not listed |
 Vilnis BekerisNot listed | Not listed |
 Vladimir BorisovNot listed | Not listed |
| NNikolay VolkovNot listed | Not listed |
 Boris Plotnikoviconographer | iconographer |
| MMikalai TsishachkinNot listed | Not listed |