The Gadfly

The Gadfly

1955
1h 42m
5.1

5.1/10

9 votes • View on IMDb
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...

Status: Released

Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Lenfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Russian

Quick Facts

Original Title Овод
Release Date April 12, 1955
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0048461

Cast

Oleg Strizhenov
Oleg Strizhenov

Arthur Burton / Felice Rivarez

Marianna Strizhenova
Marianna Strizhenova

Gemma

Nikolai Simonov
Nikolai Simonov

Cardinal Montanelli

Vladimir Etush
Vladimir Etush

Cesare Martini

Semen Svashenko
Semen Svashenko

Marcone

Pavel Usovnichenko
Pavel Usovnichenko

Giuseppe

Vadim Medvedev
Vadim Medvedev

Giovanni Bolla

Vladimir Chestnokov
Vladimir Chestnokov

Domenichino

Ruben Simonov
Ruben Simonov

Father Cardi

Antoni Khodursky
Antoni Khodursky

Grassini

Anna Lisyanskaya
Anna Lisyanskaya

Grassini's Wife

Grigoriy Shpigel
Grigoriy Shpigel

James Burton

Key Crew

Alexandr Faintsimmer
Director
Yevgeni Gabrilovich
Writer
Mikhail Gendenshteyn
Executive Producer