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The Gadfly is a 1980 Soviet drama film
directed by Nikolai Mashchenko based on the novel The Gadfly
by Ethel Lilian Voynich
. Screenplay written by Yuli Dunsky
and Valeri Frid
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Nikolai Mashchenko based on the novel The Gadfly
The Gadfly
The Gadfly is a novel by Ethel Lilian Voynich, published in 1897 , 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...
by Ethel Lilian Voynich
Ethel Lilian Voynich
Ethel Lilian Voynich, née Boole was a British novelist and musician, and a supporter of several revolutionary causes. She was born in Cork. Her father was the mathematician George Boole. Her mother was feminist philosopher Mary Everest, niece of George Everest and an author for the...
. Screenplay written by Yuli Dunsky
Yuli Dunsky
Yuli Teodorovich Dunsky was a Soviet screenwriter.Most works made together with Valeri Frid.- Writer :* 1984 And Then Came Bumbo* 1983 Every Tenth* 1983 Adventures of the Little Muk* 1982 The Story of the Voyages* 1981 Don't be afraid, I'm with you...
and Valeri Frid
Valeri Frid
Valeri Semyonovich Frid was a Soviet screenwriter.Most works made together with Yuli Dunsky.- Writer :* 1991 Lost in Siberia* 1990 Smert v kino* 1987 Skazka pro vlyublyonnogo malyara* 1984 And Then Came Bumbo* 1983 Every Tenth...
.
Cast
- Andrei Kharitonov
- Sergei BondarchukSergei BondarchukSergei Fedorovich Bondarchuk was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actor.- Biography :Born in Belozerka, in the Kherson Governorate, Sergei Bondarchuk spent his childhood in the cities of Yeysk and Taganrog, graduating from the Taganrog School Number 4 in 1938. His first performance as an...
- Anastasiya VertinskayaAnastasiya VertinskayaAnastasiya Alexandrovna Vertinskaya , a Soviet and Russian actress whose mass popularity and high critical acclaim made her one of the most distinguished figures in the history of the 20th century Soviet cinema...
- Ada Rogovtseva
- Konstantin Stepankov
- K. Tzanev
- Stefan Dobrev
- Givi Tokhadze
- Kartlos Maradishvili
- Aleksandr Zadneprovsky
- Oleg Chajka
- Mircea Sotsky-Voinicescu
- Aleksei Kolesnik
- Vladimir Talashko