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For other uses, see Ovod.
Ovod Directed by Aleksandr Fajntsimmer
Iosif ShapiroWritten by Viktor Shklovsky
Ethel Lilian Voynich (novel)Music by Dmitri Shostakovich Cinematography Andrei Moskvin Studio Lenfilm Distributed by Artkino Pictures Release date(s) 1955 Country Soviet Union Language Russian The Gadfly (Russian: Овод) is a 1955 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Fajntsimmer based on the novel The Gadfly by Ethel Lilian Voynich.
Cast
- Oleg Strizhenov as Arthur
- Marina Strizhenova as Gemma
- Nikolai Simonov as Cardinal Montanelli
- Vladimir Etush as Martini
- Antoni Khodursky as Grassini
- Vadim Medvedev as Giovanni
- Grigori Shpigel as James
- Ruben Simonov as Father Cardi
- Pavel Usovnichenko as Giuseppe
- Yelena Yunger as Julia
External links
- The Gadfly (1955 film) at the Internet Movie Database
- The Gadfly (1955 film) at AllRovi
Categories:- Soviet films
- Russian-language films
- 1955 films
- 1950s drama films
- Films set in the 1840s
- Lenfilm films
- Films based on novels
- Soviet film stubs
- 1950s drama film stubs
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