The Gadfly
Release Date: 1980-11-11
Rating : 4.9/10
Duration : 210 minutes
Genres : Drama, Romance, TV Movie, Action
Director : Mykola Mashchenko
Writer : Valeri Frid, Yuli Dunsky
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
Andrey Kharitonov
Sergey Bondarchuk
Anastasiya Vertinskaya
Ada Rohovtseva
Kostiantyn Stepankov
Aleksei Kolesnik