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The Gadfly (1955)

Original title: Овод

1955-04-12 · 1h 42m · RU
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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...

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Alexandr FaintsimmerDirectorViktor ShklovskiyWriter

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Oleg StrizhenovOleg StrizhenovArthur Burton / Felice RivarezMarianna StrizhenovaMarianna StrizhenovaGemmaNikolai SimonovNikolai SimonovCardinal MontanelliVladimir EtushVladimir EtushCesare MartiniSemyon SvashenkoSemyon SvashenkoMarconePavel UsovnichenkoPavel UsovnichenkoGiuseppeVadim MedvedevVadim MedvedevGiovanni BollaVladimir ChestnokovVladimir ChestnokovDomenichinoRuben SimonovRuben SimonovFather CardiAntoni KhodurskyAntoni KhodurskyGrassiniAnna LisyanskayaAnna LisyanskayaGrassini's WifeGrigoriy ShpigelGrigoriy ShpigelJames Burton

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Based on novel or bookItaly18th centuryRevolutionary

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Genre affinityAction · Drama · AdventureTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Italy · 18th CenturyDialogue densityDramaPacingActionEmotional intensityWarDirector preference365554

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What is The Gadfly about?

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...

How long is The Gadfly?

The Gadfly has a runtime of 102 minutes.