The Gadfly
movie
Released April 12, 1955
Overview
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...
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
Vadim Medvedev
as
Giovanni Bolla
Vladimir Chestnokov
as
Domenichino
Ruben Simonov
as
Father Cardi
Antoni Khodursky
as
Grassini
Anna Lisyanskaya
as
Grassini's Wife
Grigoriy Shpigel
as
James Burton
Crew
Alexandr Faintsimmer
as
Director
Ethel LIlian Voynich
as
Novel
Dmitri Shostakovich
as
Original Music Composer
Evgeny Eney
as
Production Design
Berta Manevich
as
Costume Design
Andrey Moskvin
as
Director of Photography
Yevgeni Gabrilovich
as
Writer
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Iosif Shapiro
as
Assistant Director
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Vyacheslav Fastovich
as
Camera Operator
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Ilya Volk
as
Sound Director
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Vasiliy Ulyanov
as
Makeup Artist
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Aleksandra Borovskaya
as
Editor