The Ancient Coin
7.0
History teacher and coin collector Karl Schneider wants to track down an ancient coin while on vacation in Bulgaria. When he meets a group of musicians, he finds out that their singer Jana Christova is wearing this coin around her neck. He falls in love with her, but the young love soon faces some unexpected troubles. His travel companion, the pop singer Theobald, accompanies the events with music.
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Manfred Krug
Karl Schneider
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Liana Antonova
Jana Christova
Bratya Mormarevi
Hildegard Tegener
Vladimir Yanchev
Willi Schrade
Theobald
Also in
Zur See
Rottenknechte
Erwin Anders
Fritz Mohr
Angestellter
Also in
I Was Nineteen
Ulzana
Peter Stupel
Günter Rüger
Also in
Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria
Die Moral der Banditen
Angela Brunner
Also in
Alfons Zitterbacke
Aber Vati!
Barbara Müller
Known for
White Lightning
Vladimir Yanchev Director · Peter Stupel Composer Erwin Anders Cinematographer
First release May 20, 1965 · Produced in Bulgaria, XG · Languages Bulgarian, German
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
Boyana Film
Production
Studiya za igralni filmi Sofia
Production
DEFA
Production
Sofia Film Studios
Production
Bulgaria · XG
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Original title
Старинната монета
Original language
Bulgarian
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian · German
Release dates
Germany · May 20, 1965
Theatrical · East Germany
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
August 4, 1966 · Theatrical
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