| Cinema of Bulgaria |
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| List of Bulgarian films |
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A list of the most notable films produced in Bulgaria in 1910-1949 ordered by year and decade of release. For an alphabetical list of articles on Bulgarian films see.
| Title | Title (Latin) English | Director | Notes | |||
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| 1915 | ||||||
| Българан е галант | Bulgaran is Gallant | Vasil Gendov | feature-length silent comedy (lost except for 1-2 frames) | |||
| 1917 | ||||||
| Баронът | Baronet | Kevork Kuyumdjian | feature film | |||
| Богдан Стимов | Bogdan Stimov | Georg Jacoby | feature film | |||
| Любовта е лудост | Love Is Crazy | Vasil Gendov | ||||
| 1918 | ||||||
| Децата на балкана | Sons of the Balkans | Kevork Kuyumdjian | feature film | |||
| 1919 | ||||||
| Пристигането на българската делегация от конференцията в Париж | Pristiganeto na bulgarskata delegatziya ot konferentziuata v Parizh Arrival of the Bulgarian Delegation from the Conference in Paris | |||||
| Title | Title (Latin) English | Director | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | ||||||
| Дяволът в София | Dyavolat v Sofia The Devil in Sofia | Vasil Gendov | ||||
| Лилиана | Liliana | Nikolai Larin and Dimiter Panchev | ||||
| Виновна ли е? | Vinovna li e? Is She to Blame? | Nikolai Larin | ||||
| 1922 | ||||||
| Бай Ганьо | Bay Ganyo | Vasil Gendov | ||||
| Момина скала | Momina skala Maiden's Rock | Nikolai Larin | ||||
| Под старото небе | Pod staroto nebe Under the Old Sky | Nikolai Larin | ||||
| Военни действия в мирно време | Voenni deystviya v mirno vreme Military Operations in Peacetime | Vasil Gendov | ||||
| 1924 | ||||||
| Чарли Чаплин на Витоша | Charli Chaplin na Vitosha Charlie Chaplin on Mount Vitosha | Vasil Bakardzhiev | The director stars as Chalie Chaplain | |||
| 1925 | ||||||
| Атентатът в Света Неделя | Atentatat v Sveta Nedelya Outrage in the Church Sveta Nedelya | Vasil Bakardzhiev | 22 min documentary | |||
| Коварната принцеса Турандот | Kovarnata printzesa Turandot/Crafty Princess Turandot | Rayko Aleksiev | The director stars as Charlie Chaplain | |||
| 1926 | ||||||
| Курортен сън | Kurorten san A Holiday Dream | |||||
| 1927 | ||||||
| Човекът, който забрави Бога | Chovekat, koyto zabravi Boga The Man Who Forsook God | Vasil Gendov | ||||
| В ноктите на порока | V noktite na poroka In the Clutches of Vice | Yohan Rozenblat | 51 min feature film (drama) | |||
| 1928 | ||||||
| 50 години от освобождението на град Плевен | 50 godini ot osvobozhdenieto na grad Pleven 50 Years from the Liberation of Pleven | Kiril Petrov | 38 min documentary | |||
| В царството на розите | In the Realm of Roses | Alexander Vazov | documentary | |||
| Когато любовта говори | Kogato lyubovta govori When Love Speaks | Panayot Kenkov | 28-min dramatic short | |||
| Любов и престъпление | Lyubov i prestaplenie Love and Crime | Georgi Ivanov Nisim Koenson | 55 min feature film (drama) | |||
| Пътят на безпътните | Patyat na bezpatnite In a Blind Alley | Vasil Gendov | ||||
| Сърцето на България (Мини 'Перник') | Sartzeto na Bulgariya (Mini 'Pernik') | Vassil Stoev | 42 min documentary | |||
| Весела България | Vesela Bulgaria Merry Bulgaria | Boris Grezhov | 11 min | |||
| 1929 | ||||||
| Беловърха Витоша | Belovarha Vitosha Snowcapped Mount Vitosha | feature film (drama) | ||||
| Нащето море | Nasheto more Our sea | Kiril Petrov | 14 min documentary | |||
| Най-вярната стража | Nay-vyarnata strazha The Most Loyal Guard | Vasil Poshev | ||||
| Пленникът от Трикери | Plennikat ot Trikeri | Mihail Slavov | ||||
| След пожара над Русия | Sled pozhara nad Rusiya After the Fire Over Russia | Boris Grezhov | ||||
| Улични божества | Ulichni bozhestva Street Idols | Vasil Gendov | ||||
| Title | Title (Latin) English | Director | Notes | |||
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| 1930 | ||||||
| Буря на младостта | Burya na mladostta Stormy Youth | Vasil Gendov | feature film (drama) | |||
| Моделът | Modelat The Model | Vasil Poshev | ||||
| На тъмен кръстопът | Na tamen krastopat At a Dark Crossroads | Vasil Bakardzhiev | ||||
| Под орловото гнездо | Pod orlovoto gnezdo Under the Eagle's Nest | Petko Chirpanliev | ||||
| Земя | Zemya/Land | Peter Stojchev | ||||
| 1931 | ||||||
| Безкръстни гробове | Bezkrustni grobove Unmarked Graves | Vasil Gendov Boris Grezhov | ||||
| Кражбата в експреса | Krazhbata v ekspresa Theft in the Express | Vasil Bakardzhiev | ||||
| 1933 | ||||||
| Бунтът на робите | Buntat na robite The Slaves' Revolt | Vasil Gendov | ||||
| Фамозният килим | Famozniyat kilim The Fabulous Carpet | Vasil Bakardzhiev | ||||
| 1934 | ||||||
| Димчо Дебелянов поетът - воин | Dimcho Debelyanov poetat-voin Dimcho Debelyanov: The Poet Soldier | Angel Temelkov-Anzhelo | ||||
| Песента на Балкана | Pesenta na Balkana The Song of the Mountains | Peter Stojchev | ||||
| 1935 | ||||||
| Пред отечеството да забравим омразата си | Pred otechestvoto da zabravim omrazata si Let's Forget Our Animosity for Our Country's Sake | Vasil Bakardzhiev | ||||
| 1937 | ||||||
| Грамада | Gramada Cairn | Alexander Vazov | ||||
| Птицеразвъдството в България | Ptizevadstvoto v Bulgaria | Minko Balkanski | ||||
| Земята гори | Zemyata gori The Earth Is on Fire | Vasil Gendov | ||||
| 1938 | ||||||
| Пожарна команда | Pozharna komanda | n/a | ||||
| Страхил войвода | Strahil voyvoda | Josip Novak | 34 min feature film (short) | |||
| Врагове | Vragove/Rivals | Vasil Bakardzhiev | ||||
| 1939 | ||||||
| Настрадин Ходжа и Хитър Петър | Nastradin Hodzha i Hitar Petar Nasredin Hodja and Sly Peter | Alexander Vazov | ||||
| Селското чудовище | Selskoto chudovishte The Village Monster | Vasil Bakardzhiev | ||||
| Title | Title (Latin) English | Director | Notes | |||
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| 1940 | ||||||
| Избор на Царица на лъдженския плаж | Izbor na Tzaritza na Ladzhenskiya plazh A Choice for a Queen at the Ladzhen's Beach | Spas Totev | ||||
| Пийте само шуменско пиво | Piyte samo shumensko pivo Drink Only Shumen Ale | Spas Totev | ||||
| Те победиха | Te pobediha They Were Victorious | Boris Borozanov Josip Novak | 45 min feature film | |||
| За Родината | Za Rodinata In the Name of the Motherland | Boris Grezhov | ||||
| 1941 | ||||||
| Български орли | Bulgarski orli Bulgarian Eagles | Boris Borozanov | 69 min feature film | |||
| Любовта на семкаря | Lyubovta na semkarya The Love of the Peanut Vendor | Spas Totev | ||||
| Шушу-мушу | Shushu-mushu Tittle-Tattle | Boris Grezhov | ||||
| 1942 | ||||||
| Изпитание | Izpitanie Time of Trial | Hrisan Tzankov | 91 min feature film | |||
| Стойне у костенурка | Stoyne u kostenurka Stoine in a Tortoise | Boris Borozanov | ||||
| 1943 | ||||||
| Ива самодива | Iva samodiva Iva the Nymph | Béla Lévay Kiril Petrov | ||||
| Негово Величество Цар Борис Трети - обединител | Negovo velichestvo tsar Boris III - obedinitel His Majesty Czar Boris III - Integrator | Boris Borozanov | ||||
| Сватба | Svatba The Wedding | Boris Borozanov | 69 min feature film | |||
| 1944 | ||||||
| Българо-унгарска рапсодия | Bulgaro-ungarska rapsodiya A Bulgarian-Hungarian Rhapsody | Boris Borozanov Frigyes Bán | ||||
| Росица | Rositza | Boris Borozanov | ||||
| 1945 | ||||||
| Българи от старо време | Bulgarian Old Times | Dimitar Minkov | 71 min feature film | |||
| Ще дойдат нови дни | New days will come | Anton Marinovich | 88 min feature film | |||
| 1946 | ||||||
| Борба за щастие | Struggle for Happiness | Ivan Fichev | 67 min feature film (drama) | |||
| Мене ме, мамо, змей люби | Me Me, Mom, dragon love | Vasil Bakardjiev | 65 min feature film | |||
| Огнена диря | Fire trail | Boris Borozanov, Atanas Georgiev | 91 min feature film | |||
| 1947 | ||||||
| Бойка | ||||||
| Изкупление | Atonement | Boris Grezhov | ||||
| Отново в живота | Back to Life | Georgi Bogoyavlenski | 86 min feature film | |||
| 1949 | ||||||
| Той не умира | He Does Not Die | Boris Grezhov | 83 min feature film | |||
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