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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...

1955 |1h 42m |  Drama, Action, War, Adventure

Cast

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Oleg Strizhenov

Arthur Burton / Felice Rivarez

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Marianna Strizhenova

Gemma

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Nikolai Simonov

Cardinal Montanelli

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Vladimir Etush

Cesare Martini

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Pavel Usovnichenko

Giuseppe

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Vadim Medvedev

Giovanni Bolla

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Vladimir Chestnokov

Domenichino

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Ruben Simonov

Father Cardi

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Antoni Khodursky

Grassini

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Anna Lisyanskaya

Grassini's Wife

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Grigoriy Shpigel

James Burton

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Yelena Yunger

Julia

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Boris Dmokhovsky

City Commandant

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Konstantin Adashevsky

Austrian Cardinal

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Emmanuil Geller

Informant

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Sergei Karnovich-Valua

Priest

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Efim Kopelyan

Chief of the Border Post

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Georgi Millyar

Beggar

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Pavel Pankov

Officer

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Alexander Zhukov

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Status

Released

Language

Russian

Budget

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Revenue

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