The Gadfly

Summary

The Gadfly is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Gadfly's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Gadfly was directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer^[4].
• Yevgeny Gabrilovich wrote the screenplay for The Gadfly^[5].
• The Gadfly's composer is recorded as Dmitri Shostakovich^[6].
• The Gadfly's genre is drama film^[7].
• The Gadfly's genre is action film^[8].
• The Gadfly's genre is historical film^[9].
• The Gadfly's based on is recorded as The Gadfly^[10].
• A cast member of The Gadfly was Oleg Strizhenov^[11].
• A cast member of The Gadfly was Marianna Strizhenova^[12].
• The Gadfly's production company is recorded as Lenfilm^[13].
• The Gadfly's director of photography is recorded as Andrei Moskvin^[14].
• The original language of The Gadfly was Russian^[15].
• The Gadfly's color is recorded as color^[16].
• The Gadfly's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union^[17].
• The Gadfly was published on April 12, 1955^[18].
• The Gadfly's narrative location is recorded as Italy^[19].
• The Gadfly's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Овод'}^[20].
• The Gadfly's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+96'}^[21].

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Authorship and Creation

The Gadfly was directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer^[4]. Yevgeny Gabrilovich wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Oleg Strizhenov^[11] and Marianna Strizhenova^[12].

Publication

The Gadfly was published on April 12, 1955^[18]. The original language of it was Russian^[15]. Genres include drama film^[7], action film^[8], and historical film^[9].

Why It Matters

The Gadfly ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]