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Tobacco(1962)
Status: Released
Date: 1962-11-05
54%
9 Votes
Time: 2h 30m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Bulgarian.
Countries:
Bulgaria,
Soviet Union
ProductionCompanies:
Boyana Film
Bulgarofilm
Movie: Tobacco
Top 10 Billed Cast
Nevena Kokanova
Irina
Yordan Matev
Boris Morev
Miroslava Stoyanova
Lila
Петър Слабаков
Dinko
Stefan Pejchev
Kostov
Georgi Stamatov
Tatko Pier
Ivan Dimov
Barutchiev
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1962-11-05
Average
5.444
Rating:
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български езикKeywords
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