Russia / Apr 12, 1955
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Italy, XIX century. The country is occupied by Austrian troops, the resistance movement is actively developing. Student Arthur Burton is involved in the activities of the underground organization “Young Italy”, envies its leader, Giovanni Bolla, and is jealous of his bride Gemma. He talks about this at a confession to a priest, as a result of which gendarmes take revolutionaries under arrest...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vladimir Chestnokov | Domenichino |
| Ruben Simonov | Father Cardi |
| Antoni Khodursky | Grassini |
| Anna Lisyanskaya | Grassini's Wife |
| Grigoriy Shpigel | James Burton |
| Yelena Yunger | Julia |
| Boris Dmokhovsky | City Commandant |
| Yakov Malyutin | Colonel |
| Konstantin Adashevsky | Austrian general |
| Emmanuil Geller | Informant |
| Boris Ilyasov | Officer |
| Sergei Karnovich-Valua | Priest |
| Efim Kopelyan | Chief of the Border Post |
| Georgi Millyar | Beggar |
| Pavel Pankov | Officer |
| Alexander Zhukov | |
| Aleksandr Ardi | Ricardo, doctor |
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Genres
DramaActionWarAdventure
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Овод |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lenfilm |
| Release date | 12 aprile 1955 |
| Executive producer | Mikhail Gendenshteyn |
| Writer | Ethel LIlian Voynich, Yevgeni Gabrilovich |
| Editing | Aleksandra Borovskaya |
| Cinematography | Andrey Moskvin, Vyacheslav Fastovich, Jonas Gricius, S. Ivanov |
| Assistant directors | Iosif Shapiro, A. Abramov, Ye. Vishneskaya, Anna Tubenshlyak, Alexandr Faintsimmer |
| Camera operators | Vyacheslav Fastovich, Andrey Moskvin, Jonas Gricius, S. Ivanov |
| Additional photography | Andrey Moskvin, Vyacheslav Fastovich, Jonas Gricius, S. Ivanov |
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| Production design | Evgeny Eney, Ye. Yakuba |
| Art direction | Evgeny Eney, Ye. Yakuba |
| Set decoration | Ye. Yakuba, Evgeny Eney |
| Visual effects | Mikhail Krotkin, Mariya Kandat, Aleksandr Zazulin, Mikhail Pokrovskiy |
| Music | Dmitri Shostakovich, Ilya Volk |
| Sound | Dmitri Shostakovich, Ilya Volk |
| Costume design | Berta Manevich, Vasiliy Ulyanov |
| Makeup | Vasiliy Ulyanov, Berta Manevich |
| Hairstyling | Berta Manevich, Vasiliy Ulyanov |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Hungary / Dec 22, 1955
Argentina / Sep 10, 1958
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