''Three Reservists'' () is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

comedy-drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...

war film released in 1971, directed by Zako Heskiya, starring Georgi Partsalev, Kiril Gospodinov and Nikola Anastasov. The winter of 1945, the First Bulgarian Army is engaged in the battles for the liberation of

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from the

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during the

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. Three men are sent to join the army, but they are completely unprepared and without a clear idea of warfare. They are laughable with their inability to cope with their tasks. Upon its release, the film won wide popularity. The memorable performances by Partsalev, Gospodinov and Anastasov turned their characters into favorites of the audience. ''Three Reservists'' became one of the film classics of the Bulgarian cinematography from those years.

Cast

* Georgi Partsalev as Ivan Staykov * Nikola Anastasov as Peyo Vutov * Kiril Gospodinov as Spiro Stoimenov * Valcho Kamarashev as the master sergeant *

Stoycho Mazgalov Stoycho is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Stoycho Mladenov (born 1957), Bulgarian footballer * Stoycho Mladenov, Jr. (born 1985), Bulgarian footballer * Stoycho Nedkov (born 1986), Bulgarian footballer *Stoycho Stoev (born 196 ...

as the assistant commander *

Tünde Szabó Tünde Szabó (, born 31 May 1974 in Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg) is a Hungarian retired female swimmer and politician. Aged eighteen she won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, one at the 1991 World Champion ...

as Ilonka (the Hungarian girl) * Bella Tsoneva as Peyo's wife * Vasil Popiliev as the commander * Slavcho Mitev * Dimitar Yordanov * Dimiter Milushev * Gani Staykov * Nikola Dobrev *

Vasil Yotov Vasil ( Bulgarian and Macedonian: Васил, Georgian: ვასილ) is a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Georgian masculine given name. It may refer to: * Vasil Adzhalarski, Bulgarian revolutionary, an IMARO leader of revolutionary bands * Vasil A ...

* Vladimir Davcev * Nikola Dadov

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''Three Reservists''
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