Tobacco
7.8
Boris Morev dreams of money and power, he’ll do everything to reach the top, including leaving his beloved Irina, to marry the daughter of the local tobacco factory owner. With the death of his father-in-law and the illness of his wife, Morev becomes the new owner of "Nicotiana" and rules with an iron fist, resulting in massive labour strikes and murder. He ropes Irina back into his life, first as a mistress and later as his second wife, but his ambitions still come first as he plans on emerging as the biggest tobacco seller once the war is over. Irina’s love for Boris is fading and she finds a lover in one of the Germans Boris is trying to strike a deal with. Set against the backdrop of World War II and communist partisans fighting against the Nazi-allied Bulgarian monarchy, the film is a screen adaptation of the Bulgarian classic novel "Tobacco" released in 1954.
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Cast
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Nevena Kokanova
Irina
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Nikola Korabov Director · Dimitar Dimov Author
First release November 5, 1962 · Produced in Bulgaria · Production Bulgarofilm
Production
Boyana Film
Production
Bulgarofilm
Production
Bulgaria
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Original title
Тютюн
Original language
Bulgarian
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian
Release dates
Bulgaria · November 5, 1962
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 17, 1963 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
October 2, 1964 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 27, 1964 · Theatrical
Russia
December 16, 1963 · Theatrical
March 14, 1964 · TV
Serbia
March 10, 1964 · Premiere · Belgrade
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