A list of the most notable films produced in

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

during the 1950s ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of articles on Bulgarian films see :Bulgarian films.

Number and awards

Bulgaria produced 39 films, either alone or with other countries, during the 1950s. Four of thоse (

Geroite na Shipka ''Geroite na Shipka'' ( bg, Героите на Шипка, links=no; russian: Герои Шипки, links=no, ''Geroi Shipki''; in English: ''Shipka heroes''; US title: ''Heroes of Shipka'') is a 1955 Soviet Union/Bulgarian co-production drama f ...

in co-production with the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

, ''Tochka parva'', ''Zemya'' and ''Sterne'' in co-production with East Germany) got a

Golden palm The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

nomination at the

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

. ''Geroite na Shipka'' (1955), ''Pod Igoto'' (1952) and ''Trevoga'' (1951) went on to become some of the most viewed Bulgarian films. ''Geroite na Shipka'' got 5,8 mill views and ranks second in the all-time Bulgarian rang-list, ''Pod Igoto'' is 5th with 5 mill views and ''Trevoga – 10th with 3,8 mill.

Notable actors

The most notable actors from the period were

Ivan Dimov Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

("Kalin orelat", "Pod igoto", "Geratzite"),

Konstantin Kisimov Konstantin Vasilev Kisimov ( bg, Константин Василев Кисимов) was a Bulgarian stage and film actor born in 1897, deceased in 1965. He was born in the family of revolutionaries and enlighteners. His father had studied Inter ...

("Kalin orelat", "Pod igoto", "Tochka parva", "Geroite na Shipka") and

Apostol Karamitev Apostol Milev Karamitev ( bg, Апостол Милев Карамитев) (1923–1973) was a Bulgarian actor, popular throughout the 1960s. He finished acting under the guidance of B. Danovski. Later he specialized in Moscow, Leningrad, Pragu ...

("Pod igoto", "Geroite na Shipka", "Lyubimetz 13").

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1950s The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the "Fifties" or the " '50s") (among other variants) was a decade that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. Throughout the decade, the world continued its re ...

Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...