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The Ancient Coin (1965) [N/A]

Featuring:
Manfred Krug, Liana Antonova, Georgi Popov

Written by:
Bratya Mormarevi

Directed by:
Vladimir Yanchev


Release Date:
May 20, 1965

Original Title:
Старинната монета

Alternate Titles:
Die antike Münze
Starinnata moneta

Genres:
Comedy

Production Companies:
Boyana Film
DEFA
Studiya za igralni filmi Sofia

Production Countries:
Bulgaria | East Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 82

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Overview from Open Movies

The German Schneider has long been looking for a coin known to have been struck in Bulgaria. He decides to spend his summer holiday there. On the road, a rock group going on a tour to Bulgaria overtakes him. The musicians' car breaks out and Schneider tows it to the nearest garage. At the border, the Bulgarian musicians welcome their German colleagues. Schneider meets the singer Yana and offers to give her lift to the seaside. The collector discovers that she wears the ancient coin on a chain round her neck. Yana and Schneider fall in love and thus put behind them all their differences over the ancient coin. The Yana's concert is a smashing success. Schneider and Yana leave Bulgaria together.

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Rankings and Honors

The Ancient Coin (1965) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.0/10

Performers

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Production

Director:
Vladimir Yanchev

Director of Photography:
Erwin Anders

Editor:
Hildegard Tegener

Original Music Composer:
Peter Stupel

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