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1964 film

Крадецът на праскови
English: The Peach Thief
Directed by Vulo Radev
Written by Emilian Stanev (story)Vulo Radev
Produced by Atanas Papadopulos
Starring Nevena KokanovaRade MarkovićMikhail Mikhajlov
Cinematography Todor Stoyanov
Edited by Ana Manolova-Pipeva
Music by Simeon Pironkov
Productioncompany Boyana Film
Release date 1964 (1964)
Running time 105 minutes
Language Bulgarian

The Peach Thief (Bulgarian: Крадецът на праскови) is a 1964 Bulgarian film, directed by Vulo Radev and based on a story by Emilian Stanev. Set towards the end of World War I, it tells the story of a whirlwind love affair between a Serbian prisoner of war, Ivo Obrenovich (played by Rade Markovic), and a colonel's wife, Elisaveta, played by Nevena Kokanova.

The title refers to an incident in the plot in which Ivo Obrenovich is caught by Elisaveta in her private garden stealing peaches. Her lonely life with her cold husband leads to her reliance on their frequent meetings in the peach garden. They form a mutual deep and affectionate love for one another.

The Peach Thief won three awards at the Bulgarian Film Festival 1964: Best Actor, Best Actress, and the Special Jury Award.[1]

  1. ^ "The Peach Thief". filmfesitval.gr. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Retrieved 17 October 2020.