Drama ·Action ·War ·Adventure · Soviet Union · 1955 · 1h 42m

The Gadfly

Овод

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Director
Alexandr Faintsimmer
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
Crew
Andrey Moskvin — Director of Photography Aleksandra Borovskaya — Editor Dmitri Shostakovich — Original Music Composer Yevgeni Gabrilovich — Writer Ethel LIlian Voynich — Novel Evgeny Eney — Production Design
Synopsis

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...

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookitalyrevolutionary18th century
Key Collaborators
Alexandr Faintsimmer Director Andrey Moskvin Director of Photography Aleksandra Borovskaya Editor Dmitri Shostakovich Original Music Composer Yevgeni Gabrilovich Writer Ethel LIlian Voynich Novel Evgeny Eney Production Design Berta Manevich Costume Design
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