Acting
Ivan Bratanov
Born September 11, 1920 · Kardam, Turgovishte, Bulgaria
Died January 30, 1968 · aged 47
No biography available.
Known For
On a Quiet Evening · 1960On a Quiet Evening
★ 7.01960
Movie
Chased by the military police force, the partisans Boyka and Anton take refuge in a cave. A grenade explosion dislodges the rock, which seals off the passage.
The Tied Up Balloon · 1967The Tied Up Balloon
★ 6.11967
MovieComedyDrama
A barrage balloon appears unexpectedly over a Bulgarian village during World War II. The startled villagers decide to knock it down with a fusillade yet the balloon flies off to the mountains. The villagers, armed to their teeth, set off after it. But they are not alone in this undertaking...
Ivaylo · 1964Ivaylo
★ 7.51964
MovieAdventureDrama
Bulgaria. 13th century. The people, driven to utter despair, rise in arms. They elect Ivaylo - a poor peasant but gifted military commander - as their leader. Ivaylo's army overruns the Tatar invaders and the royal troops. In a decisive battle with the royal army, Ivaylo defeats and slays King Konstantin Asen. To prevent a betrayal on the feudal nobles, who intend to open the gates of the royal capital to Byzantine army, Ivaylo sacrifices his personal happiness, abandons his sweetheart and agrees to marry the widowed queen.
The Peach Thief · 1964The Peach Thief
★ 7.11964
MovieDramaWar
The wife of a Bulgarian POW camp's warden falls in love with a Serbian prisoner at the end of World War I.
Hajduk's Oath · 1958Hajduk's Oath
★ 6.51958
MovieDrama
Strahil is a leader of a rebel band. The Turkish governor abducts beautiful girl Ivana for his harem. The outlaws hold the governor's child to ransom. The governor promises to Strahil neither to attack the peasants, nor to persecute them if he settles down to a peaceful life. Together with Ivana Strahil goes back to his father house... One day a group of people, driven by Turkish soldiers on their way to do forced labor, passes by Strahil house. Women and children wail. Strahil rushes at a soldier and kills him. There is an exchange of fire: Ivana is helping him. A large number of mounted troops surround Strahil's house. His band hurries to the village. Ivana hides in the cellar and fires. She hits the Turkish governor. The rebels rescue Ivana. The governor rises in a last effort and fires at Ivana. Dying Ivana manages to tell Strahil that she wants him to bury her in their favorite glade and return to the band. Strahil raises his hand to take an oath over Ivana's dead body.
We Were Young · 1961We Were Young
★ 7.41961
MovieDramaWar
During Second World War a beautiful love between two young people burns out against the background of the Nazi reality.
Life Flows Slowly By... · 1957Life Flows Slowly By...
★ 7.51957
MovieDrama
The fortunes of a group of partisans after the triumph of the socialist revolution.
Adam's Rib · 1956Adam's Rib
★ 6.51956
MovieDrama
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.















