
The Gadfly
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...
The Gadfly
April 12, 1955
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Cast (23)

Oleg Strizhenov
Arthur Burton / Felice Rivarez

Marianna Strizhenova
Gemma

Nikolai Simonov
Cardinal Montanelli

Vladimir Etush
Cesare Martini

Semyon Svashenko
Marcone

Pavel Usovnichenko
Giuseppe

Vadim Medvedev
Giovanni Bolla

Vladimir Chestnokov
Domenichino

Ruben Simonov
Father Cardi

Antoni Khodursky
Grassini

Anna Lisyanskaya
Grassini's Wife

Grigoriy Shpigel
James Burton

Yelena Yunger
Julia

Boris Dmokhovsky
City Commandant

Yakov Malyutin
Colonel

Konstantin Adashevsky
Austrian Cardinal

Emmanuil Geller
Informant

Boris Ilyasov
Officer

Sergei Karnovich-Valua
Priest

Efim Kopelyan
Chief of the Border Post

Georgi Millyar
Beggar

Pavel Pankov
Officer

Alexander Zhukov
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Crew (12)
Directing

Alexandr Faintsimmer
Director
Writing

Viktor Shklovskiy
Writer

Ethel LIlian Voynich
Novel
Production

Iosif Shapiro
Producer

A. Abramov
Associate Producer

A. Tubenshiyak
Associate Producer

Ye. Vishneskaya
Associate Producer
Sound

Dmitri Shostakovich
Original Music Composer

Ilya Volk
Sound
Art

Evgeny Eney
Production Design
Camera

Andrey Moskvin
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up

Berta Manevich
Costume Design