''Manly Times'' ( bg, Мъжки времена, translit=Mazhki vremena, italic=yes) is a

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 ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

released in

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

, directed by

Eduard Zahariev Eduard Zahariev ( bg, Едуард Захариев; 1 July 1938 – 26 June 1996) was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. Being among the prominent Bulgarian film directors from the last decades of the 20th century, Zahariev direct ...

, starring

Grigor Vachkov Grigor Vachkov, often called Grishata ( bg, Григор Вачков - Гришата; 26 May 1932 – 18 March 1980) was a Bulgarian theater and film actor, honored with the award of "People's actor" in the People's Republic of Bulgaria. He had ...

, Mariana Dimitrova,

Velko Kanev Velko Kanev, also known as Velko Kynev (31 July 1948 – 11 December 2011) was a Bulgarian comedic Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in t ...

and Pavel Popandov. The screenplay, written by

Nikolay Haytov Nikolay Haytov ( bg, Николай Хайтов), or Nikolai Haitov (15 September 1919 – 30 June 2002) was a Bulgarian fiction writer, playwright, patriot and publicist known for his publications and research regarding the life of Bulgaria ...

is based on the short stories ''Manly Times'' and ''Wedding'' from his book ''Wild Stories'' (1967). In a colourful folklore manner, the movie presents an old tradition of stealing girls for brides that was a reputable occupation in the

Rhodope Mountains The Rhodopes (; bg, Родопи, ; el, Ροδόπη, ''Rodopi''; tr, Rodoplar) are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, and the largest by area in Bulgaria, with over 83% of its area in the southern part of the country and the remainder in ...

region. The interaction between a brilliant literature and skilful directing as well as the memorable performances by Vachkov and Dimitrova received a broad critical acclaim and turned the film into one of the classics of the Bulgarian cinematography.

Cast

as Banko (the stealing women expert) * Mariana Dimitrova as Elitsa (the stolen girl) *

as Velko (candidate husband) *

Pavel Popandov Pavel (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Russian language, Russian, Serbian language, Serbian and Macedonian language, Macedonian: Павел, Czech language, Czech, Slovene language, Slovene, Romanian language, Romanian: Pavel, Polish language, Po ...

as Dinko *

Nikola Todev Nikola Todev ( bg, Никола Тодев, ; 13 June 1928 – 30 March 1991) was a Bulgarians, Bulgarian theater and film actor. Todev is best known with his performances of characteristict types most notably the village mayor in ''The Hare ...

as Kara Kolyo * Teofil Badelov as Gelyo * Trayan Yankov as Ilcho *

Georgi Dimitrov Georgi Dimitrov Mihaylov (; bg, Гео̀рги Димитро̀в Миха̀йлов), also known as Georgiy Mihaylovich Dimitrov (russian: Гео́ргий Миха́йлович Дими́тров; 18 June 1882 – 2 July 1949), was a Bulgarian ...

as Petko

References

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External links

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''Manly Times''
at the

Bulgarian National Television The Bulgarian National Television ( Bulgarian: Българска национална телевизия, ''Balgarska natsionalna televizia'') or BNT (БНТ), stylized as ·Б·Н·Т· since 2018, is a public television broadcaster of Bulgaria ...

1977 films 1970s historical drama films Bulgarian historical drama films 1970s Bulgarian-language films Films directed by Eduard Sachariev {{historic-film-stub