Nikola Korabov

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Nikola Korabov

Born December 7, 1928 · Ruse, Bulgaria

Died November 10, 2016 · aged 87

Nikola Korabov was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. He directed thirteen films between 1956 and 1999. His 1962 film Tyutyun was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. His 1965 film Bull was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.

Known For

Yuliya VrevskayaYuliya Vrevskaya · 1977
Yuliya Vrevskaya
★ 4.51977
MovieDramaHistory
The film is based on a true dramatic story of the fate of a wonderful Russian woman - Countess Yulia Petrovna Vrevskaya, one of the first Petersburg beauties. The events of the movie take place during the Russian-Turkish war for the liberation of the Bulgarian people from the Turkish yoke. An early widowed baroness, having left Petersburg, and having invested all her money in organizing a volunteer sanitary detachment, she becomes a sister of mercy on the front of the Bulgarian war with the Ottoman Empire of 1878.
TobaccoTobacco · 1962
Tobacco
★ 5.61962
MovieDramaWar
Boris Morev dreams of money and power, he’ll do everything to reach the top, including leaving his beloved Irina, to marry the daughter of the local tobacco factory owner. With the death of his father-in-law and the illness of his wife, Morev becomes the new owner of "Nicotiana" and rules with an iron fist, resulting in massive labour strikes and murder. He ropes Irina back into his life, first as a mistress and later as his second wife, but his ambitions still come first as he plans on emerging as the biggest tobacco seller once the war is over. Irina’s love for Boris is fading and she finds a lover in one of the Germans Boris is trying to strike a deal with. Set against the backdrop of World War II and communist partisans fighting against the Nazi-allied Bulgarian monarchy, the film is a screen adaptation of the Bulgarian classic novel "Tobacco" released in 1954.
Wedding CertificateWedding Certificate · 1965
Wedding Certificate
★ 9.01965
MovieDrama
In the House of Marriages, the young couples are paraded one after other. The newlyweds sign the register, kiss and receive congratulations. The picture fades out and another house takes shape: house of executions. An antifascist resister condemned to die marries his beloved minutes before facing the firing squad.
DestinyDestiny · 1983
Destiny
★ 7.01983
MovieDrama
This is a film about old fashioned Bulgarian customs and moral rules. A pre-arranged marriage of two children is no obstacle to true love.
The Little OneThe Little One · 1959
The Little One
★ 6.51959
MovieDrama
A discovery complicates the relations in a family.
Liberty or DeathLiberty or Death · 1969
Liberty or Death
★ 7.01969
MovieDramaHistory
In а short but heroic campaign, Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev leads a band of rebels from the Danube to the Balkan Range.
Jesse James vs. Lokum ShekerovJesse James vs. Lokum Shekerov · 1966
Jesse James vs. Lokum Shekerov
★ 5.51966
MovieComedyTV Movie
American filmmakers associated with the mafia are concerned about the great success of Bulgarian films around the world. They decided to send a big spy, Jesse James, to Bulgaria. His task is to blow up the film studios. But the Bulgarian inspector Lokum Shekerov is at his post.
People of DimitrovgradPeople of Dimitrovgrad · 1956
People of Dimitrovgrad
★ 7.51956
MovieDrama
The construction of the first socialist town in Bulgaria - Dimitrovgrad.

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TobaccoTobacco · 1962
Tobacco
★ 5.61962
MovieDramaWar
Boris Morev dreams of money and power, he’ll do everything to reach the top, including leaving his beloved Irina, to marry the daughter of the local tobacco factory owner. With the death of his father-in-law and the illness of his wife, Morev becomes the new owner of "Nicotiana" and rules with an iron fist, resulting in massive labour strikes and murder. He ropes Irina back into his life, first as a mistress and later as his second wife, but his ambitions still come first as he plans on emerging as the biggest tobacco seller once the war is over. Irina’s love for Boris is fading and she finds a lover in one of the Germans Boris is trying to strike a deal with. Set against the backdrop of World War II and communist partisans fighting against the Nazi-allied Bulgarian monarchy, the film is a screen adaptation of the Bulgarian classic novel "Tobacco" released in 1954.

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