Lyudmil Kirkov (; 14 December 1933 – 12 December 1995) was a Bulgarian

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. Kirkov was among the prominent Bulgarian film and theatre directors from the last decades of the 20th century. He directed some of the most popular Bulgarian films of that time, most notably '' The Swedish Kings'' (1968), '' The Boy Turns Man'' (1972), '' A Peasant on a Bicycle'' (1974), ''

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'' (1977) and the hit film '' A Nameless Band'' (1982). He received the Silver Prize for the film ''

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'' (1983) at the

13th Moscow International Film Festival The 13th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1983. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Moroccan-Guinea-Senegalese film ''Amok (1983 film), Amok'' directed by Souheil Ben-Barka, the Nicaraguan-Cuban-Mexican-Costa Rican ...

. In the 1975, Kirkov was nominated for the Golden Prize at the

9th Moscow International Film Festival The 9th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1975. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Polish film '' The Promised Land'' directed by Andrzej Wajda, the Soviet-Japanese film '' Dersu Uzala'' directed by Akira Kurosawa ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirkov, Lyudmil Bulgarian film directors 1933 births 1995 deaths People from Vratsa