The Gadfly
Sign in to save1955 film by Aleksandr Faintsimmer
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5.6Italy, 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...
Released: 1955-04-12102 minDir: Alexandr FaintsimmerDrama, Action, War, Adventure
Cast
- Oleg Strizhenov as Arthur Burton / Felice Rivarez
- Marianna Strizhenova as Gemma
- Nikolai Simonov as Cardinal Montanelli
- Vladimir Etush as Cesare Martini
- Semen Svashenko as Marcone
- Pavel Usovnichenko as Giuseppe
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Key dates
- Published
- 12 April 1955
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Original language
- Russian
- Based on
- The Gadfly
- Director
- Aleksandr Faintsimmer
- Screenwriter
- Yevgeny Gabrilovich
- Composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Production company
- Lenfilm
- Cinematographer
- Andrei Moskvin
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1950s action drama films1950s historical action films1950s historical drama films1955 films1955 Russian-language films1955 Soviet filmsFilms based on Irish novelsFilms critical of the Catholic ChurchFilms directed by Aleksandr FaintsimmerFilms scored by Dmitri ShostakovichFilms set in the 1840sLenfilm films