"A peasant leader under the enlightened despotism of Empress Catherine the Great, and a love story."
Irasema Dilián
as Maria "Mascia" Ivanovna
Amedeo Nazzari
as Pugaciov
Vittorio Gassman
as Svabrin
Cesare Danova
as Piotr Grinev
Aldo Silvani
as Andrej Mironov
Ave Ninchi
as Mrs. Mironova
Ernesto Almirante
as Savelich
Olga Solbelli
as Catherine II
Carlo Ninchi
as Zurin
Laura Gore
as Palaska
Gualtiero Tumiati
as Andrej Grinev
Mariano Englen
as Il generale
Folco Lulli
as Zulai
Giuseppe Pierozzi
as Il servo
Gino Saltamerenda
as Il FeldMaresciallo
Mario Cianfanelli
as Generale Circasso
Piero Palermini
as Dimitri
Mario Camerini
Director
Alexander Pushkin
Novel
Aldo Tonti
Director of Photography
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Mario Monicelli
Screenplay
Otello Fava
Makeup Artist
Carlo Musso
Ivo Perilli
First Assistant Director
Steno
Maggiorino Canonica
Production Manager
Luigi De Laurentiis
Editor
Maria De Matteis
Costume Design
Gino Brosio
Set Decoration
Alberto Boccianti
Fernando Previtali
Original Music Composer
Piero Filippone
Production Design
Giuliana Attenni
Assistant Editor
