---
title: 'The Gadfly (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Aleksandr Faintsimmer'
released: '1955-04-12'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-gadfly-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048461/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Gadfly (1955)

1955 · 96 min · Drama, Action, History · Soviet Union

Original title: Овод

## Synopsis

The Gadfly is a 1955 Soviet historical action film based on the novel by Ethel Lilian Voynich and directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer. In 1955 the film was third in attendance in the Soviet Union, collecting 39.16 million ticket sales.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Aleksandr Faintsimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-faintsimmer)
- **Screenplay:** [Yevgeny Gabrilovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/yevgeny-gabrilovich)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dmitri Shostakovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/dmitri-shostakovich)
- **Director of Photography:** [Andrei Moskvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrei-moskvin)

## Cast

- [Marianna Strizhenova](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianna-strizhenova)
- [Oleg Strizhenov](https://cinepixo.com/people/oleg-strizhenov)

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