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The Gadfly is a 1955 Soviet drama film
directed by Aleksandr Fajntsimmer based on the novel The Gadfly
by Ethel Lilian Voynich
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Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Aleksandr Fajntsimmer based on the novel The Gadfly
The Gadfly
The Gadfly is a novel by Ethel Lilian Voynich, published in 1897 , 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...
by Ethel Lilian Voynich
Ethel Lilian Voynich
Ethel Lilian Voynich, née Boole was a British novelist and musician, and a supporter of several revolutionary causes. She was born in Cork. Her father was the mathematician George Boole. Her mother was feminist philosopher Mary Everest, niece of George Everest and an author for the...
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Cast
- Oleg StrizhenovOleg StrizhenovOleg Aleksandrovich Strizhenov was a Soviet and Russian film actor and a People's Artist of the Soviet Union.-Filmography:...
as Arthur - Marina Strizhenova as Gemma
- Nikolai SimonovNikolai SimonovNikolai Simonov was a Soviet film and stage actor.-Early life and education:Nikolai Konstantionovich Simonov was born on December 4, 1901, in Samara, Russia. From 1917–1919 he studied art at Samara School of Art and Design. From 1919–1923 he studied art at the Imperial Academy of Arts...
as Cardinal Montanelli - Vladimir EtushVladimir EtushVladimir Abramovich Etush is a Soviet film and television actor and a People's Artist of the USSR , an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Filmography :* The Gadfly...
as Martini - Antoni Khodursky as Grassini
- Vadim Medvedev as Giovanni
- Grigori Shpigel as James
- Ruben SimonovRuben SimonovRuben Simonov was a Soviet artist and director, Peoples Artist of the USSR, Professor. Awarded by the State Prize of the USSR title ....
as Father Cardi - Pavel Usovnichenko as Giuseppe
- Yelena Yunger as Julia