Film
The Gadfly
1980Directed by Mykola Mashchenko
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- Released
- Runtime
- 3h 30m
About The Gadfly
- Drama
- Romance
- TV Movie
- Action
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Mykola Mashchenko
- Writers
- Valeri Frid
- Yuli Dunsky
- Ethel LIlian Voynich
- Original title
- Овод
