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The Gadfly (1980)

The Gadfly (1980)

Action Drama Romance TV Movie
Release Date: 1980, November 11
Directors: Mykola Mashchenko
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Gosteleradio USSR, Dovzhenko Film Studios
Cast: Andrey Kharitonov, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Ada Rohovtseva, Kostiantyn Stepankov

Overview:

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.