The Gadfly (movie)
Овод- User score: 4.9
- Production country: Soviet Union
- Producer: Mykola Mashchenko
- Production companies: Gosteleradio USSR, Dovzhenko Film Studios
- Genre: Drama, Romance, TV Movie, Action
- Release date: 11/11/1980
- Run time: 210 min.
Movie description
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.
