The Gadfly (1980)Stream and Watch Online

Want to watch 'The Gadfly' in the comfort of your own home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Mykola Mashchenko-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Gadfly' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Gadfly' right now, here are some finer points about the Gosteleradio USSR, Dovzhenko Film Studios romance flick.

Released November 11th, 1980, 'The Gadfly' stars Andrey Kharitonov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Ada Rogovtseva The movie has a runtime of about 3 hr 30 min, and received a user score of 49 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 7 knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The movie set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of tumultuous revolt and uprisings. The story centers on the life of the protagonist, Arthur Burton, as a member of the Youth movement, and his antagonist, Padre Montanelli. A thread of a tragic relationship between Arthur and his love Gemma simultaneously runs through the story. It is a story of faith, disillusionment, revolution, romance, and heroism." .