On the Small Island
8.4
In the 1920s several dozen political prisoners are exiled on a small island in the Black Sea awaiting sentencing. The old sea wolf and adventurer Kostadin (nicknamed Costa Rica) is planning an escape together with а carpenter named Zheko, an idealistic student and a doctor.
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Cast
17 people
Ivan Kondov
Doctor
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Stefan Pejchev
Kosta Rika
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Valeri Petrov
Rangel Vulchanov
Konstantin Kotsev
Zheko, the carpenter
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Ivan Andonov
The Student
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Naicho Petrov
Captain Stanev
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Rumyana Chokoyska
The girl with a coat
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Dimitar Peshev
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Gani Staykov
Post office employee
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Eki Karagyozov
Turk
Kiril Bozev
The obnoxious person
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Rangel Vulchanov Director · Valeri Petrov Writer Dimo Kolarov Cinematographer
First release May 4, 1958 · Produced in Bulgaria · Original title На малкия остров
Production
Boyana Film
Production
Bulgaria
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Languages
Original title
На малкия остров
Original language
Bulgarian
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian
Release dates
Bulgaria · May 4, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
February 4, 1960
Russia
February 28, 1960 · Theatrical
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