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The Gadfly is a 1955 Soviet historical drama film based on the eponymous novel by Ethel Lilian Voynich and directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer. In 1955 the film was third in attendance in the Soviet Union, collecting 39.16 million ticket sales.
Original Release
04/12/1955
US Release
09/15/1956
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Oleg Strizhenov | Arthur / Arthur Burton / Felice Rivarez |
| Marianna Strizhenova | Gemma |
| Nikolai Simonov | Cardinal Montanelli |
| Vladimir Etush | Martini / Cesare Martini |
| Antoni Khodursky | Grassini |
| Vadim Medvedev | Giovanni / Giovanni Bolla |
| Georgiy Millyar | Nischiy / Beggar |
| Grigoriy Shpigel | James / James Burton |
| Ruben Simonov | Father Cardi |
| Pavel Usovnichenko | Giuseppe |
Directors
Writers
Yevgeny Gabrilovich, Ethel Lilian Voynich, Viktor Shklovskiy
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Oleg Strizhenov | Arthur / Arthur Burton / Felice Rivarez |
| Marianna Strizhenova | Gemma |
| Nikolai Simonov | Cardinal Montanelli |
| Vladimir Etush | Martini / Cesare Martini |
| Antoni Khodursky | Grassini |
| Vadim Medvedev | Giovanni / Giovanni Bolla |
| Georgiy Millyar | Nischiy / Beggar |
| Grigoriy Shpigel | James / James Burton |
| Ruben Simonov | Father Cardi |
| Pavel Usovnichenko | Giuseppe |
| Yelena Yunger | Julia |
| Pavel Pankov | Officer |
| Sergei Karnovich-Valua | Priest |
| Konstantin Adashevsky | Austrian Cardinal |
| Yakov Malyutin | Colonel |
| Boris Dmokhovsky | City Commandant |
| Anna Lisyanskaya | Grassini's Wife |
| Vladimir Chestnokov | Domenichino |
| Emmanuil Geller | Informant |
| Yefim Kopelyan | Chief of the Border Post |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mikhail Gendenshteyn | Executive Producer |
| Iosif Shapiro | Producer |
