The Gadfly(1955)
Overview
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...
Director
Alexandr FaintsimmerCast
Cast
Oleg Strizhenov
Arthur Burton / Felice Rivarez
Marianna Strizhenova
Gemma
Nikolai Simonov
Cardinal Montanelli
Vladimir Etush
Cesare Martini
Semen Svashenko
Marcone
Pavel Usovnichenko
Giuseppe
Vadim Medvedev
Giovanni Bolla
Vladimir Chestnokov
Domenichino
Ruben Simonov
Father Cardi
Antoni Khodursky
Grassini
Anna Lisyanskaya
Grassini's Wife
Grigoriy Shpigel
James Burton
Yelena Yunger
Julia
Boris Dmokhovsky
City Commandant
Yakov Malyutin
Colonel
Konstantin Adashevsky
Austrian general
Emmanuil Geller
Informant
Boris Ilyasov
Officer
Sergei Karnovich-Valua
Priest
Efim Kopelyan
Chief of the Border Post
Crew
Details
Original Title
Овод
Original Language
ru
Country
Soviet Union
Production
Lenfilm
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