Tobacco (1962)
2h 30m
Running Time
November 5, 1962Release Date
Tobacco (1962)
2h 30m
Running Time
November 5, 1962Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Nevena Kokanova
Irina
Yordan Matev
Boris Morev
Petar Slabakov
Dinko
Miroslava Stoyanova
Lila
Stefan Pejchev
Kostov
Ivan Kasabov
Pavel Morev
Georgi Stamatov
Tatko Pier
Nikola Korabov
Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 5, 1962
Original NameТютюн
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 30m
Genres
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Wiki.
Tobacco (Bulgarian: Тютюн) is a 1962 Bulgarian drama film written and directed by Nikola Korabov, and based on Dimitar Dimov's 1951 novel of the same name. The film deals with the conflicts and contradictions in Bulgarian society during a period stretching from the early thirties to the end of World War II, and stars Nevena Kokanova as Irina, an aspiring medicine student, and Yordan Matev as Boris, an ambitious man from a working class background. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.
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