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The Gadfly is a russe film of genre Drama directed by Alexandre Feinzimmer released in USA on 15 september 1956 with Rouben Simonov

The Gadfly (1955)

The Gadfly
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Released in USA 15 september 1956
Length 1h36
OriginRussie
Genres Drama,    War,    Action,    Adventure,    Historical
Rating67% 3.359713.359713.359713.359713.35971

The Gadfly (Russian: Овод) is a 1955 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Fajntsimmer based on the novel The Gadfly by Ethel Lilian Voynich.

Synopsis

Arthur Burton, un jeune étudiant, fait ses adieux à son professeur préféré, le père Montanelli, qui s'en va à Rome sur les ordres du pape. Arthur se trouve ensuite enrôlé dans les activités de l'organisation révolutionnaire clandestine Giovine Italia. Il envie le chef de l'organisation Giovanni Bolla, il a peur que sa bien-aimée Gemma finisse par le lui préférer. Il confesse ses sentiments au père Cardi, après quoi plusieurs membres de Giovine Italia sont arrêtés par des gendarmes. Au cours d'une promenade dans la cour de la prison, Arthur raconte son entretien avec le prêtre à Bolla, qui lui reproche aussitôt d'être un traître. Libéré, Arthur cherche à s'expliquer avec Gemma, mais la jeune femme lui donne une gifle et s'enfuit. De retour chez lui, Arthur apprend par son oncle Burton que son vrai père est son professeur Montanelli. En proie à une crise d'identité Arthur se sauve de la maison. Avec le temps tout le monde finit par le considérer comme mort.

Actors

Rouben Simonov

(Father Cardi)Vladimir Etouch

(Cesare Martini)Irina Skobtseva

(Mrs Burton, la mère d'Arthur)
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