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Gnat

Gnat

19808.01 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The story of the dramatic relationship between a father and son. The backdrop is the struggle of Italian patriots against the Austrian occupiers for the unification and independence of Italy.

Created by Valeri Frid
Written by Valeri Frid, Yuli Dunsky, Ethel LIlian Voynich
NetworksCentral Television USSR

Top Cast

Andrey Kharitonov

Andrey Kharitonov

Arthur Burton / Felice Rivares - Gadfly

Sergey Bondarchuk

Sergey Bondarchuk

Cardinal Montanelli

Anastasiya Vertinskaya

Anastasiya Vertinskaya

Gemma

Mircea Soțchi-Voinicescu

Mircea Soțchi-Voinicescu

Marcone

Aleksei Kolesnik

Aleksei Kolesnik

Michele

K

Konstantin Tsanev

Riccardo

V

V. Bogutski

Vera Saranova

Vera Saranova

T

T. Oliva

V

Vladimir Borisenko

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or book

About Gnat

Gnat is a action & adventure, war & politics, drama series that first aired in 1980 exploring themes of based on novel or book. Created by Valeri Frid, it stars Andrey Kharitonov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Anastasiya Vertinskaya. The story of the dramatic relationship between a father and son. The backdrop is the struggle of Italian patriots against the Austrian occupiers for the unification and independence of Italy.

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