Lyudmil Kirkov ( bg, Людмил Кирков, 14 December 1933 – 12 December 1995) was a Bulgarian film director and

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. Kirkov was among the prominent Bulgarian film and theatre directors from the last decades of the 20th century. He directed some of the most popular Bulgarian films of that time, most notably '' The Swedish Kings'' (1968), '' The Boy Turns Man'' (1972), ''

A Peasant on a Bicycle ''A Peasant on a Bicycle'' ( bg, Селянинът с Колелото, translit=Selyaninat s Koleloto, italic=yes) is a Bulgarian drama film released in 1974, directed by Lyudmil Kirkov, starring Georgi Georgiev - Gets, Diana Chelebieva, Georg ...

'' (1974), ''

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'' (1977) and the hit film '' A Nameless Band'' (1982). He received the Silver Prize for the film ''

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'' (1983) at the

13th Moscow International Film Festival The 13th Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; ab ...

. In the 1975, Kirkov was nominated for the Golden Prize at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival for the film ''A Peasant on a Bicycle''.Lyudmil Kirkov imdb awards
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirkov, Lyudmil Bulgarian film directors 1933 births 1995 deaths People from Vratsa