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The Gadfly

1955-04-12 · 102 min · ★ 5.7

Drama · Action · War · Adventure

Italy, XIX century. The country is occupied by Austrian troops, the resistance movement is actively developing. Student Arthur Burton is involved in the activities of the underground organization “Young Italy”, envies its leader, Giovanni Bolla, and is jealous of his bride Gemma. He talks about this at a confession to a priest, as a result of which gendarmes take revolutionaries under arrest...

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Directors
Alexandr Faintsimmer
Production companies
Lenfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Oleg StrizhenovOleg StrizhenovArthur Burton / Felice Rivarez
Marianna StrizhenovaMarianna StrizhenovaGemma
Nikolai SimonovNikolai SimonovCardinal Montanelli
Vladimir EtushVladimir EtushCesare Martini
Semyon SvashenkoSemyon SvashenkoMarcone
Pavel UsovnichenkoPavel UsovnichenkoGiuseppe
Vadim MedvedevVadim MedvedevGiovanni Bolla
Vladimir ChestnokovVladimir ChestnokovDomenichino
Ruben SimonovRuben SimonovFather Cardi
Antoni KhodurskyAntoni KhodurskyGrassini
Anna LisyanskayaAnna LisyanskayaGrassini's Wife
Grigoriy ShpigelGrigoriy ShpigelJames Burton
Yelena YungerYelena YungerJulia
Boris DmokhovskyBoris DmokhovskyCity Commandant
Yakov MalyutinYakov MalyutinColonel
Konstantin AdashevskyKonstantin AdashevskyAustrian general
Emmanuil GellerEmmanuil GellerInformant
Boris IlyasovOfficer
Sergei Karnovich-ValuaSergei Karnovich-ValuaPriest
Efim KopelyanEfim KopelyanChief of the Border Post

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