"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
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Aldo Tonti
Director of Photography
Screenplay
Mario Monicelli
Carlo Musso
Ivo Perilli
Steno
First Assistant Director
Otello Fava
Makeup Artist
Luigi De Laurentiis
Production Manager
Maggiorino Canonica
Fernando Previtali
Original Music Composer
Editor
Piero Filippone
Production Design
Alberto Boccianti
Set Decoration
Gino Brosio
Maria De Matteis
Costume Design
Giuliana Attenni
Assistant Editor
