The Gadfly (1955)

Cast

Oleg Strizhenov, Marianna Strizhenova, Nikolai Simonov, Vladimir Etush, Semyon Svashenko

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...