Georgi Popov
Biography: Georgi Popov is a Bulgarian actor . He was born on March 22, 1924 in the village Veselie, Burgas region, Bulgaria. In 1949, he graduated from the Drama School at the National Theatre in the class of Bojan Danovski . In the active creative period from 1954 to 1984 he appeared in 22 Bulgarian films, among which: " Adam's Rib " (1958), in the role of Adam; "Incredible History " (1964), in the role of a lawyer Egarov; " Ancient Coin " (1965), the role of Kanev; " At Every Kilometer " (1969), in the role of Major Weiss: Series 3 "Singing clock", Series 4 "Three amazing", Series 5 "Cross-Train". Georgi Popov was a husband of a prima ballerina Luba Kolchakova . Georgi Markov says about him: "Georgi could speak all languages of the world, pronouncing words with Bulgarian foreign perfect pronunciation. Looking at his serious, grim face, one would hardly have guessed his sharp sense of humor." Georgi Popov died on March 7, 1995 in Burgas, Bulgaria.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 22, 1924
Deathday: March 07, 1995
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The Night of 13th
1961-06-05
The Night of 13th
Overview: Todor Primov is an officer of the royal army who changes sides and goes over to the partisans. After the war, he graduates in engineering and is appointed manager of several construction projects. His car crashes on the eve of March 13. After his recovery, Primov resumes his work. Yet, secret information starts leaking from the projects and some serious accidents occur. Andrey, who befriended Todor Primov back in the partisan unit, goes to investigate the causes. He knows that Todor was colored-blind while this engineer distinguished colors. Andrey manages to get at the truth: Parvan Primov, Todor's twin brother, has made the car crash. On that night he killed his brother and took his place...
Genres: Crime
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1961-06-05
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Adventure at Midnight
1964-06-01
Adventure at Midnight
Overview: Abundant supplies of imported vaccine prove ineffective against an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in several population centers. Warehouse manager Rashkov has been found dead. Major Zahov has to investigate the case.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1964-06-01
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Пътят минава през Беловир
1960-03-07
Пътят минава през Беловир
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1960-03-07
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Amor holt sich nasse Füße
1978-05-15
Amor holt sich nasse Füße
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1978-05-15
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Whale
1970-01-26
Whale
Overview: A fishing boat comes back to the port. Fishermen are crestfallen, as they have caught only one very little fish. To save face, they fib they have 300 kilo of mackerel on board the boat. In their will to report a success, the port administration decides to pad out the weight. So, the very little fish is grossly exaggerated into tons of belted bonito, then into dolphin and ultimately, into a whale. Which results in celebrations, honors and awards... There, naturally, is no any whale. Instead of brilliant display of an unprecedented success, the white collars make a brilliant display of their unparalleled foolishness.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1970-01-26
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The White Room
1968-10-17
The White Room
Overview: In a white ward in a clinic a lifetime balance on the verge of death. Memories are herding together in the mind of seriously ill Aleksandrov, a scientist, who evaluates and reevaluates his own life: friendships, loves, career. Images of his youth are crowding in: of his beloved, of his children, of evenings, spent with his friends, ups and downs. And no one is able to say if all this made any difference.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1968-10-17
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Clever Peter
1960-05-15
Clever Peter
Overview: Hitar Petar escapes every hard time the life gives him by using his quick mind.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1960-05-15
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The Heroes of September
1954-04-26
The Heroes of September
Overview: The film is dedicated to the uprising, which broke out in Bulgaria in September 1923. All characters, with the exception of the leaders of the uprising Georgi Dimitrov and Vasil Kolarov, are symbolic characters. The central figures, Stefan and Peter, impersonate the motive forces behind the uprising - the workers and the peasants. They are involved in worker's strikes, in the stormy events of the First World War and the Soldier's uprising in 1918. They also participate in the bloody clashes of the September uprising and suffer its defeat after they have seen too late the need for concerted action by communists and agrarians.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1954-04-26
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Adam's Rib
1956-10-01
Adam's Rib
Overview: The young Bulgarian Muslim woman Zyulker wants to study and become a teacher. Her father decides to arrange a marriage to her. After the wedding, she runs away and goes to the town. There she starts work in a hostel. Her husband takes her back. He beats and humiliates her. She gives birth to her child prematurely, takes the baby and goes to the school for Muslim in the town. She has to surmount many difficulties. The young woman meets her first teacher Stefanov. The two fall in love. With his help, Zyulker finishes her study successfully and makes up her mind to return to her native village as a teacher. Stefanov follows her and proposes to her. The two embrace.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1956-10-01
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The Golden Tooth
1962-12-03
The Golden Tooth
Overview: Captain Lipovanski is badly wounded during World War II. The Germans take him prisoner. After the end of the war, he is set free in a foreign country. He has been deceived that he was sentenced to death as a deserter and that his pregnant wife had died in a Bulgarian concentration camp. He trains for subversive activities against his own country. He is given the codename 'Golden Tooth'. Eager for revenge, he arrives in Bulgaria. There he learns that an agent provocateur has killed his wife, that his child is safe and has been raised in a nursery, and that he himself is respected as a hero. Golden Tooth sets out to eliminate his accomplices. With a file containing valuable documents, the traitors prepare their escape abroad. The spies are caught at the border. Golden Tooth kills the last of the traitors and dies driving his lorry into a precipice.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1962-12-03
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The Central Warmth
1978-11-20
The Central Warmth
Overview: A tenement house needs to have steam heating installed. The residents find the necessary workers to do it, sign the contract and pay them in advance. The workers show up and start their job, but disappear immediately. Panic-stricken, the residents set up to search for them, only to find the workers in jail. Totally desperate, their only chance is to come up with an ingenious plan how to bring the work to the end.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1978-11-20
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The Ancient Coin
1965-05-20
The Ancient Coin
Overview: History teacher and coin collector Karl Schneider wants to track down an ancient coin while on vacation in Bulgaria. When he meets a group of musicians, he finds out that their singer Jana Christova is wearing this coin around her neck. He falls in love with her, but the young love soon faces some unexpected troubles. His travel companion, the pop singer Theobald, accompanies the events with music.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1965-05-20
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The Law of the Sea
1958-09-22
The Law of the Sea
Overview: A diver gets trapped at sea and needs to be rescued by the man whose love and life he has ruined.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1958-09-22
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The Incredible Story
1964-12-21
The Incredible Story
Overview: What happens when a distracted newspaper editor-in-chief initials a "yes" to print a sharply critical feuilleton and a "no" to the feuilleton author's application for leave instead of the other? Well, an incredibly funny mess, which only the screenwriter Radoy Ralin and the director Vladimir Yanchev can mix. Of course, supported by the whole constellation of comedians that Bulgaria had in the early 60's. The commotion occurs when dozens of big and small bosses and directors from all over the country recognize themselves in Karaivanov, the fictional hero of the feuilleton. They all run to the editorial office to demand refutation and punishment of the author. Just watch as they bury themselves in an avalanche...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1964-12-21
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Item One
1956-11-26
Item One
Overview: A quite line in the capital city. A little girl, Veseto, slips out of home unnoticed, attracted by the voices of children playing in the yard. when the kids get tired of playing hide-and-seek, they scatter and Veseto sets out in a long stroll across the city, full of exciting adventures. She talks to a chimney sweep, stops to look at some land surveyors at work, watches an interesting football game at the stadium, enjoys herself at the fair, extemporizes as an actress and has a trying experience on a building site. All the people in the neighborhood start looking for the lost child. In the evening, Veseto reappears. She is back to the arms of her mother, while the people in the neighborhood prove by deeds their human solidarity, their love for children and their resolve to struggle for peace, a must for children's future all over the world.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1956-11-26
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End of the Road
1961-04-03
End of the Road
Overview: A geologist engineer Yuliya disappears. Ablamov, an elderly engineer, organizes a rescue party to look after her in the mine galleries but they find nothing. Yuliya was last seen at a ceremony for award-wining miners. The newsreel crew was filming the event. Yuliya left in the middle of ceremony. Prodanov, a headstrong and quarrelsome engineer, had followed her. Suspicion falls on him. However, the film sequences shot at the ceremony reveal that Ablamov reacted suspiciously to Yuliya's exit. Detected as the murderer, Ablamov attempts to cross the border but is caught. Yuliya had discovered that the ore contained uranium. Ablamov had replaced the samples in order to prevent the development of the uranium ore deposit.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1961-04-03
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