King for a Day (1983)
May 16, 1983Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Todor Kolev
Purko
Yordanka Stefanova
Purkovitza
Itzhak Finzi
tax-collector
Stoyan Gudev
priest
Nikola Pashov
Kmetat
Ivan Grigorov
Mito Bosiya
Ivan Obretenov
Trifon Dzhonev
Veliko Stoianov
Silvia Vargova
Pavel Popandov
Nikolay Volev
Director
Nikolai Statkov
Writer
Valentin Vulkov
Line Producer
Ivan Staykov
Music
Krasimir Kostov
Director of Photography
Kostadin Rusakov
Production Design
Anton Antonov
Set Decoration
Borislav Borisov
Set Decoration
Rositza Kamburova
Costume Design
Svoboda Bachvarova
Script Editor
Roza Mileva
Script Supervisor
Dimitar Hadzhiev
Camera Operator
Mladen Chavdarov
Still Photographer
Kiril Mihaylov
Gaffer
Tzvetan Markov
Sound Recordist
Dimitar Atanasov
Sound Recordist
Mihail Ferdinandov
Makeup Artist
Evgenia Taseva
Editor
Margarita Marinova
Sound
Velika Terzieva
First Assistant Director
Rositza Ivanova
Makeup Artist
Borislav Ikonomov
Visual Effects
Elena Kirilova
Visual Effects Camera
Georgi Mamalev
Nikolay Vasilevsky
Milka Yanakieva
Gavril Tzonkov
Stefan Bobadov
Magdalena Vasilevska
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 16, 1983
Original NameГосподин за един ден
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 27m
Genres
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Gentlemen for a Day (Bulgarian: Господин за един ден, romanized: Gospodin za edin den) is a Bulgarian comedy-drama film released in 1983, directed by Nikolay Volev, starring Todor Kolev and Itzhak Fintzi. The screenplay is written by Nikola Statkov based on his short stories “The Outlander” and “The Mister”.
The main character Purko (Todor Kolev) is a poor peasant with many children, constantly starting extravagant initiatives to get out of poverty during the hard times between the two world wars. The only consolation he finds in the music with his clarinet and his inborn musical talent until one day he meets an elegant couple from a town. They promise him prosperity if he mortgages his house and invests the money in their business.
This is the second out of three super hit films, featuring Todor Kolev in the leading role, released during the 1980s. The others are The Double (1980) directed also by Nikolay Volev and Dangerous Charm (1984) directed by Ivan Andonov. The performance by Kolev, with a reference to the great comedians of the silent cinema, received a broad critical acclaim.