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5.6 / 10 IMDb April 12, 1955 1h 42m
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...
Director
Runtime
1h 42m
Release Date
April 12, 1955
Genre
Drama, Action, War, Adventure
Status
Released
Languages
Russian
Country
Soviet Union
Producers
Cast
Oleg Strizhenov
as Arthur Burton / Felice Rivarez
Marianna Strizhenova
as Gemma
Nikolai Simonov
as Cardinal Montanelli
Vladimir Etush
as Cesare Martini
Semyon Svashenko
as Marcone
Pavel Usovnichenko
as Giuseppe
Vadim Medvedev
as Giovanni Bolla
Vladimir Chestnokov
as Domenichino
Ruben Simonov
as Father Cardi
Antoni Khodursky
as Grassini
Anna Lisyanskaya
as Grassini's Wife
Grigoriy Shpigel
as James Burton
Yelena Yunger
as Julia
Boris Dmokhovsky
as City Commandant
Yakov Malyutin
as Colonel
Konstantin Adashevsky
as Austrian general
Emmanuil Geller
as Informant
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Boris Ilyasov
as Officer
Sergei Karnovich-Valua
as Priest
Efim Kopelyan
as Chief of the Border Post
Production Companies
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