The Gadfly
1955 · 1h 42m · N/A
Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Directed by
Alexandr Faintsimmer
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 and cast
- Alexandr Faintsimmer Director
- Oleg Strizhenov as Arthur Burton / Felice Rivarez
- Marianna Strizhenova as Gemma
- Nikolai Simonov as Cardinal Montanelli
- Vladimir Etush as Cesare Martini
- Semyon Svashenko as Marcone
- Pavel Usovnichenko as Giuseppe
- Vadim Medvedev as Giovanni Bolla
- Vladimir Chestnokov as Domenichino
- Ruben Simonov Cast
- Antoni Khodursky Cast
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