Russki Bunt


2h 9m 2000

Brief Synopsis

After Empress Catherine II has her husband Peter killed, 16-year-old rookie soldier Pyotr Grinyov sets off to his first posting at a remote compound. Along the way, he meets fugative Emelian Pugachev to whom he offers a hareskin coat which Pugachev then later uses to convince the Cossacks that he i

Film Details

Also Known As
Captain's Daughter, The, Fille du capitaine, La, La Fille du capitaine, Russkij Bunt, Russkiy Bunt
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Celluloid Dreams; Roissy Films; Roissy Films; StudioCanal

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 9m

Synopsis

After Empress Catherine II has her husband Peter killed, 16-year-old rookie soldier Pyotr Grinyov sets off to his first posting at a remote compound. Along the way, he meets fugative Emelian Pugachev to whom he offers a hareskin coat which Pugachev then later uses to convince the Cossacks that he is Peter III. Pugachev then proceeds to lead his rebel forces in a massive attack that prompts a bloody rebellion that sweeps the countryside.

Film Details

Also Known As
Captain's Daughter, The, Fille du capitaine, La, La Fille du capitaine, Russkij Bunt, Russkiy Bunt
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Celluloid Dreams; Roissy Films; Roissy Films; StudioCanal

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 9m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States February 2000

Released in United States January 2001

Released in United States July 2000

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition/ European Film Market) February 9-20, 2000

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.

Shown at Nortel Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival January 11-22, 2001.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.

Story mixes elements of Pushkin's 1836 novel "The Captain's Daughter" and "A History of Pugachev"

Budget was originally $7,000,000 but was cut to $4,000,000.

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.)

Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.)

Released in United States February 2000 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition/ European Film Market) February 9-20, 2000)

Released in United States January 2001 (Shown at Nortel Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival January 11-22, 2001.)