The Gadfly

11/11/1980

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3hrs 30min

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Drama

,Romance

,TV Movie

,Action

STORY

The movie set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of tumultuous revolt and uprisings. The story centers on the life of the protagonist, Arthur Burton, as a member of the Youth movement, and his antagonist, Padre Montanelli. A thread of a tragic relationship between Arthur and his love Gemma simultaneously runs through the story. It is a story of faith, disillusionment, revolution, romance, and heroism.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Andrey Kharitonov
  • Sergey Bondarchuk
  • Anastasiya Vertinskaya
  • Ada Rohovtseva
  • Kostiantyn Stepankov

    Director

  • Mykola Mashchenko

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Gosteleradio USSR
  • Dovzhenko Film Studios

    Production Countries

  • Soviet Union

LANGUAGES

  • Russian