Synopsis
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...
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Alexandr FaintsimmerDirector
- Dmitri ShostakovichOriginal Music Composer
- Yevgeni GabrilovichWriter
Cast
- Oleg StrizhenovArthur Burton / Felice Rivarez
- Marianna StrizhenovaGemma
- Nikolai SimonovCardinal Montanelli
- Vladimir EtushCesare Martini
- Semyon SvashenkoMarcone
- Pavel UsovnichenkoGiuseppe
- Vadim MedvedevGiovanni Bolla
- Vladimir ChestnokovDomenichino
- Ruben SimonovFather Cardi
- Antoni KhodurskyGrassini
- Anna LisyanskayaGrassini's Wife
- Grigoriy ShpigelJames Burton
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Themes
based on novel or bookitalyrevolutionary18th century