A list of the most notable films produced in Bulgaria during the 1980s grouped by year of release. For an alphabetical list of articles on Bulgarian films see .
| Title | Title (Latin) English | Director | Length | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | |||||
| Баш Майсторът на Екскурзия | Bash Maystorat na Ekskurziya Past-Master on the Excursion | Petar B. Vasilev | Kiril Gospodinov, Todor Todorov, Nataliya Zubareva, Svetla Stoeva, Nikolay Atanasov, Petar Gogov and Yuriy Yakovlev | Color; Mono; Comedy | |
| Въздушният човек | Vazdushniyat chovek The Airman | Kiran Kolarov | Dimitar Buynozov, Petar Despotov, Maria Kavardjikova, Grigor Vachkov, Nikola Todev, Itzhak Fintzi, Vasil Popiliev, Boris Lukanov, Aneta Sotirova, Tzvetana Maneva, Veselin Vulkov and Boncho Urumov | Color; Mono; Drama | |
| Голямото нощно къпане | Golyamoto noshtno kapane The Big Night Bathe | Binka Zhelyazkova | 144min | Yanina Kasheva, Małgorzata Braunek, Tanya Shahova, Lyuben Chatalov, Ilia Karaivanov, Nikolai Sotirov, Juozas Budraitis, Ivan Kondov, Ventzislav Bozhinov, Krasimir Mashev and Nelli Topalova | Color; Mono; Drama |
| Дами канят[1] | Dami kanyat Ladies Choice | Ivan Andonov | 95min | Stefan Danailov, Tzvetana Maneva, Mariana Dimitrova, Nevena Kokanova, Boryana Puncheva, Maria Statoulova, Dorotea Toncheva, Ilka Zafirova, Georgi Rusev, Nadya Todorova, Yordanka Kuzmanova and Nikola Todev | Color; Mono; Comedy |
| Двойникът | Dvoynikat The Double | Nikolai Volev | 98min | Todor Kolev, Yordanka Kuzmanova, Georgi Rusev, Nadya Todorova, Pavel Popandov, Radosveta Vassileva, Lyuben Kalinov, Aneta Sotirova, Ivan Yanchev and Georgi Mamalev | Color; Mono; Comedy |
| Игра на любов | Igra na lyubov Love Game | Yanush Vazov | 95min | Lyuben Chatalov, Yordanka Lyubenova, Bistra Marcheva, Rashko Mladenov, Rumyana Gaytandzhieva, Madlen Cholakova and Lyubomir Dekovski | Color; Drama |
| Илюзия | Ilyuzia Illusion | Ludmil Staikov | 112min | Lyuben Chatalov, Rusi Chanev, Susana Kotzurikova, Petar Slabakov, Velko Kynev, Georgi Rusev, Nikola Todev, Kirill Kavadarkov and Nadya Todorova | Color (Eastmancolor); Mono; Drama; Fantasy |
| Камионът | Kamionat The Truck | Christo Christov | 108min | Grigor Vachkov, Lilyana Kovacheva, Veselin Vulkov, Stefan Dimitrov and Djoko Rosic | Entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival |
| Почти любовна история | Pochti lyubovna istoriya Almost a Love Story | Eduard Zahariev | 86 min | Mariana Dimitrova, Grigor Vachkov, Yavor Spasov, Elena Kuneva, Nina Arnaudova, Veselin Vulkov and Panayot Kasabov | Color; Mono; Drama |
| Нощните бдения на Поп Вечерко | Noshtnite bdeniya na pop Vecherko Priest Vecherko's Night Wakefulness | Dimitar Petrov | Konstantin Kotsev, Georgi Kaloyanchev, Dimitar Panov, Pavel Popandov, Tzvetana Maneva, Anya Pencheva and Ivan Ivanov | Color; Silent; Comedy | |
| 1981 | |||||
| Адаптация | Adaptatsiya Adaptation | Vulo Radev | 165min | Eli Skorcheva, Antony Genov, Ivan Grigorov, Nikolai Sotirov, Lyuben Chatalov, Elena Kuneva, Neli Valkanova, Anya Pencheva and Ilia Karaivanov | Color; Mono; Drama |
| Баш майсторът фермер | Bash maystorat fermer The Past-Master Farmer | Petar B. Vasilev | 75min | Kiril Gospodinov, Silviya Avramova, Mariana Alamancheva, Inna Simeonova and Ivan Tanev | Color; Mono; Comedy |
| Йо Хо Хо | Yo ho ho Yo ho ho | Zako Heskiya | 98 min | Kiril Variyski, Viktor Chouchkov, Iliya Penev, Anani Anev, Sonya Djulgerova, Kirill Kavadarkov, Georgi Bakhchevanov and Boris Lukanov | Color; Mono; Drama; Romance, entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival |
| Боянският майстор | Boyanskiyat maystor The Master of Boyana | Zahari Zhendov | 108min | Petar Despotov, Lyubomir Dimitrov, Bojka Velkova, Emil Markov, Atanas Bozhinov, Yordan Spirov and Petya Hrisu | Color; Mono; Drama; Romance |
| Капитан Петко войвода | Kapitan Petko Voyvoda Captain Petko Voivode | Nedelcho Chernev | Vassil Mihaylov, Plamen Donchev, Petar Chernev, Stoyan Gudev, Prodan Nonchev, Naum Shopov, Vasil Banov, Bistra Marcheva, Nikola Chipriyanov, Dicho Dichev, Mariana Dimitrova and Djoko Rosic | Color; Mono; Drama; History; Eastern (TV series) | |
| Мера Според Мера | Mera spored mera Measure for Measure | Georgi Djulgerov | 288min | Rusi Chanev, Grigor Vachkov, Katia Ivanova, Stefan Mavrodiyev, Bogdan Glishev, Christine Bartlet, Rumena Trifonova, Tzvetana Maneva, Dimitar Buynozov, Vladimir Yochev, Margarita Karamiteva and Georgi Bakhchevanov | Color; Mono; Drama; History; Eastern |
| Търновската Царица | Tarnovskata tzaritza The Queen of Turnovo | Yanko Yankov | 97 min | Kameliya Todorova, Stefan Danailov, Eli Skorcheva, Nevena Kokanova, Boris Lukanov, Minka Syulemezova, Kirill Kavadarkov, Djoko Rosic and Vasil Vachev | Color; Mono; Drama |
| Хан Аспарух | Khan Asparuh Khan Asparuh | Ludmil Staikov | Stoyko Peev, Antony Genov, Vassil Mihajlov, Vania Tzvetkova, Stefan Getsov, Georgi Cherkelov, Iossif Surchadzhiev, Lora Kremen, Djoko Rosic, Velko Kynev, Anya Pencheva, Stoycho Mazgalov and Petar Slabakov | Color; Mono; Drama; History; War (Three Series) | |
| 1982 | |||||
| Бяла Магия | Byala magiya White Magic | Ivan Andonov | 97 min | Plamena Getova, Anton Gorchev, Velko Kynev, Ivan Grigorov, Ilka Zafirova, Georgi Kaloyanchev, Petar Slabakov, Kunka Baeva, Stoyan Gudev and Nikola Todev | Color; Mono; Drama |
| 24 Часа Дъжд | 24 chasa dazhd Twenty-Four Hours Raining | Vladislav Ikonomov | 86 min | Ewa Szykulska, Stefan Mavrodiyev, Stefan Danailov, Kiril Variyski, Veljo Goranov, Nikola Dadov, Igor Kyulyumov, Lambi Kondov, Vassil Dimitrov, Ivan Dzhambazov and Stefan Peev | Color; Mono; Drama |
| Една Жена на Тридесет и Три | Edna zhena na trideset i tri A Woman at Thirty-Three | Christo Christov | 102min | Lilyana Kovacheva, Bogdan Glishev, Veselin Vulkov, Gergana Bardarova, Georgi Novakov, Desislava Spirova, Dimitar Lisicharov, Pavel Spasov, Katya Dineva, Georgi Velchovski, Yakim Mihov and Angel Lambev | Color; Mono; Drama |
| Елегия | Elegia Elegy | Eduard Zahariev | 113min | Itzhak Fintzi, Anton Radichev, Mariana Dimitrova, Hristina Kostadinova, Katya Paskaleva, Panaiot Janev, Pavel Popandov, Ivan Kadiyski and Ivan Yanchev | Color; Mono; Drama |
| Комбина | Kombina The Racket | Nikola Rudarov | 119min | Ivan Ivanov, Vania Tzvetkova, Valcho Kamarashev, Nikolai Sotirov, Mario Krastev, Pavel Doychev, Svetozar Nedelchev, Zhivka Peneva, Panaiot Janev, Vladimir Yochev and Georgi Georgiev-Gocheto | Color; Mono; Drama; Thriller |
| Куче в Чекмедже | Kuche v chekmedzhe A Dog in a Drawer | Dimitar Petrov | 80 min | Veselin Prahov, Martin Stoyanov, Ruzha Delcheva, Lyudmila Filipova, Evgeniya Genova, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Rositza Stoycheva, Stefan Ilyev, Pavel Popandov, Ivan Yanchev and Aneta Sotirova | Color; Mono |
| Лавина | Lavina Avalanche | Irina Aktasheva, Hristo Piskov | 153min | Veliko Stoianov, Lyuben Chatalov, Stefan Stefanov, Diana Batzieva, Todor Nikolov, Bogumil Atanasov, Pavel Popandov, Ognyan Kupenov, Trayan Yankov, Vania Tzvetkova, Vasil Popiliev, Ivan Balsamadzhiev, Filip Trifonov and Ivan Ivanov | Color; Mono; Drama; Adventure |
| Оркестър без Име | Orkestar bez ime A Nameless Band | Lyudmil Kirkov | Velko Kynev, Filip Trifonov, Pavel Popandov, Georgi Mamalev, Katerina Evro, Maria Kavardjikova, Dimitar Manchev, Nikolay Nikolaev, Georgi Rusev, Ivan Tzvetarski, Anton Radichev and Ivan Yanchev | Color; Comedy | |
| Рицарят на Бялата Дама | Ritzaryat na bylata dama The Knight of the White Lady | Petar Kaishev | Asen Kisimov, Klara Armandova, Georgi Rusev, Luchezar Stoyanov and Dimitar Ganev | Color; | |
| 1983 | ||||||
| Баш Майсторът Началник | Bash maystorat nachalnik The Past-Master Boss | Petar B. Vasilev | 74 min | Kiril Gospodinov, Maria Stefanova, Stoyanka Mutafova, Yuri Angelov, Valentin Rusetzki, Sashka Bratanova, Georgi Kishkilov | Color; Mono; Comedy | |
| Бон Шанс, Инспекторе! | Bon shans, inspektore! Bonne Chance, Inspector | Peter Donev | 94 min | Velko Kynev, Georgi Kaloyanchev, Tatyana Lolova, Iossif Surchadzhiev, Kameliya Todorova, Kirill Gospodinov, Stoyan Stoev, Dimitar Georgiev, Anton Radichev and Kirill Kavadarkov | Color; Mono; Retro Comedy | |
| Господин за Един Ден | Gospodin za edin den King for a Day | Nikolai Volev | 87 min | Todor Kolev, Yordanka Stefanova, Itzhak Fintzi, Stoyan Gadev, Nikola Pashov, Ivan Grigorov, Ivan Obretenov, Pavel Popandov and Georgi Mamalev | Color; Mono; Comedy; Drama | |
| Константин Философ | Konstantin filosof Constantine the Philosopher | Gueorgui Stoyanov | 240min | Rusi Chanev, Marin Yanev, Naum Shopov, Itzhak Fintzi, Georgi Cherkelov, Velko Kynev, Nevena Kokanova, Andrey Chaprazov, Vitomir Saraivanov, Nikolai Binev, Rashko Mladenov and Pavel Popandov | Entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival | |
| Равновесие | Ravnovesie Balance | Lyudmil Kirkov | 140min | Georgi Georgiev-Getz, Plamena Getova, Konstantin Kotsev, Katerina Evro, Pavel Popandov, Vania Tzvetkova, Stefan Danailov, Luchezar Stoyanov, Ivan Dzhambazov, Maria Stefanova, Lyuben Chatalov and Anton Radichev | Color; Mono; Drama | |
| Хотел Централ | Veselin Branev | 105min | Iren Krivoshieva, Zhivko Garvanov, Valentin Gadzhokov, Boryana Puncheva, Anton Radichev, Stoyan Stoev, Konstantin Dimchev, Boris Lukanov and Georgi Rusev | Color; Mono; Drama | ||
| 1984 | |||||
| Горе на Черешата | Gore na chereshata On the Top of the Cherry Tree | Mariana Evstatieva-Biolcheva | 90 min | Veselin Prahov, Todor Trankarov, Tzvetanka Uzunova, Mincho Minchev, Konstantin Kotsev, Lyuben Chatalov, Anton Gorchev | Color; Mono |
| Златният Век | Zlatniyat vek The Golden Age | Lyuben Morchev | Marius Donkin, Rumyan Lazov, Kiril Yanev, Vassil Mihajlov, Bogomil Simeonov, Ivan Kondov, Anya Pencheva | Color; Mono; History; Drama; War; (TV Series) | |
| Не Знам, Не Чух, Не Видях | Ne znam, ne chuh, ne vidyah I Don't Know, I Didn't Hear, I Didn't See | Lyudmil Kirkov | 76 min | Stefan Mavrodiyev, Vladimir Kolev, Plamena Getova, Banko Bankov, Konstantin Tsanev, Maria Kavardjikova, Plamen Donchev, | Color; Mono; Crime; Drama; |
| Опасен Чар | Opasen char Dangerous Charm | Ivan Andonov | 90 min | Todor kolev, Nevena Kokanova, Stefan Mavrodiyev, Georgi Rusev, Tatyana Lolova, Nadya Todorova, Tzvetana Maneva, Margarita Karamiteva, Lyuben Chatalov, Petar Petrov | Color; Mono; Comedy; Thriller |
| Откога Те Чакам | Otkoga te chakam It's Nice to See You | Anna Petkova | 103min | Tzvetana Maneva, Elena Stefanova, Katya Todorova, Assen Milanov, Georgi Georgiev-Getz, Georgi Kaloyanchev, Petar Slabakov, Leda Taseva, Marin Yanev, Plamen Donchev, Lyubomir Bachvarov, Aneta Sotirova | Color; Mono; Drama; |
| 1985 | |||||
| Борис I | Boris I Boris I | Borislav Sharaliev | 263min | Stefan Danailov, Boris Lukanov, Aneta Petrovska, Antony Genov, Ventzislav Kisyov, Kosta Tsonev, Plamen Donchev, Ivan Ivanov, Yanina Kasheva, Adriana Petrova, Irinei Konstantinov, Kiril Variyski | Color; Drama; History (Two Episodes) |
| Маневри на Петия Етаж | Manevri na petiya etazh Maneuvers on the Fifth Floor | Petar B. Vasilev | 94 min | Stefan Danailov, Velko Kynev, Anton Radichev, Ventzislav Valchev, Vasil Stoychev, Ivan Grigorov, Maria Stefanova, Aneta Sotirova, Maria Statoulova, Iskra Radeva, Ivan Yanchev | Color; Mono; Comedy |
| Нощем с Белите Коне | Noshtem s belite kone Nights with the White Horses | Zako Heskija | Nikolai Binev, Ivan Ivanov, Ginka Stancheva, Lyubomir Mladenov, Pasha Berova, Plamen Sirakov, Plamena Getova, Boris Lukanov, Bogdan Glishev | Color; Mono; Drama | |
| Романтична История | Romantichna istoriya Romantic Story | Milen Nikolov | 105min | Ivan Ivanov, Iren Krivoshieva, Itzhak Fintzi, Domna Ganeva, Boyan Milushev | Color; Mono; Drama |
| Търси се Съпруг за Мама | Tarsi se saprug za mama A Husband for Mum | Mariana Evstatieva-Biolcheva | 88 min | Veselin Prahov, Tzvetana Maneva, Bogdan Glishev, Pavel Popandov | Color; Mono |
| 1986 | |||||
| Да Обичаш на Инат | Da obichash na inat Stubborn Love | Nikolai Volev | 92 min | Velko Kynev, Ivan Velkov, Maria Statoulova, Leda Taseva, Kina Mutafova, Boyan Milushev | Color; Mono; Drama |
| За Къде Пътувате | Za kude putuvate Where Are You Going? | Rangel Vulchanov | 93 min | Stoyan Aleksiev, Georgi Kaloyanchev, Katerina Evro, Iossif Surchadzhiev, Yordan Spirov | Screened at Cannes and Moscow |
| Скъпа Моя, Скъпи Мой | Skapa moya, skapi moy My Darling, My Darling | Eduard Zahariev | 107min | Mariana Dimitrova, Plamen Sirakov, Ivan Donev, Raya Bachvarova, Andrey Todorov, Anton Radichev | Color; Mono; Drama, Entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Съдията | Sadiyata The Judge | Plamen Maslarov | 89 min | Georgi Cherkelov, Djoko Rosic, Tzako Dachev, Vasil Banov, Plamen Donchev, Ivaylo Hristov, Kalin Arsov, Nikolay Latev, Krastyo Lafazanov, Kiril Variyski | Color; Mono; Drama; Eastern |
| Характеристика | Harakteristika Reference | Christo Christov | 96 min | Ivaylo Geraskov, Itzhak Fintzi, Lilyana Kovacheva, Jorzheta Nikolova, Atanass Atanassov, Plamen Sirakov, Vassil Mihajlov, Georgi Kaloyanchev | Entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival |
| 1987 | |||||
| Васко де Гама от Село Рупча | Vasko de Gama ot selo Rupcha Vasko de Gama from Rupcha Village | Dimitar Petrov | Ivan Laskin, Iliya Lingurski, Georgi Markov, Irena Minkova, Georgi Georgiev-Getz, Pavel Popandov, Maria Kavardjikova, Georgi Mamalev, Stoycho Mazgalov, Georgi Rusev, Marin Yanev | Color; Mono; (TV Series) | |
| Дом за Нашите Деца | Dom za nashite deca Home for Our Children | Nedelcho Chernev | 306min | Emilia Radeva, Kosta Tsonev, Maria Kavardjikova, Georgi Novakov, Elzhana Popova, Eli Skorcheva, Valentin Gadzhokov, Nevena Kokanova, Stefan Danailov, Georgi Kaloyanchev, Ivan Yanev, Vassil Mihajlov, Marius Donkin | Color; Mono; Drama; (TV Series) |
| Ева на Третия Етаж | Eva na tretiya etazh Eve on the Third Floor | Ivanka Grybcheva | 95 min | Eli Skorcheva, Marin Yanev, Pepa Nikolova, Katya Paskaleva, Maria Statoulova, Maria Kavardjikova, Zhivko Garvanov, Asen Kisimov, Plamena Getova, Dimitar Buynozov | Color; Mono; Drama |
| Живот до Поискване | Zhivot do poiskvane Life, Post Restate | Kosta Bikov | 91 min | Lyuben Chatalov, Katia Ivanova, Ivaylo Geraskov, Filip Trifonov, Adriana Petrova, Yuri Angelov, Lyudmil Todorov, Dimitar Shkumbata-Tudzharov | Color; Mono; Drama |
| Левакът | Levakat The Mooncalf | Petar B. Vasilev | 80 min | Ivaylo Geraskov, Stefan Danailov, Jolanta Pientec, Andrei Andreyev, Kristal Konstantinova, Anton Radichev | Color; Mono; Drama |
| 1988 | |||||
| А сега накъде? | A sega nakade? And Where Do We Go from Here? | Rangel Vulchanov | 93 min | Albena Stavreva, Ani Valchanova, Antoaneta Stancheva, Georgi Enchev, Georgi Staykov | Color; Dolby SR; Drama |
| Ако можеш, забрави | Ako mozhesh, zabravi Forget It If You Can | Nikolai Bosilkov | 84 min | Ivan Grigorov, Veselin Tsanev, Yordan Bikov, Zhulieta Raleva, Kameliya Nedkova, Sofiya Kuzeva, Hristina Madzhurova, Albena Dodeva, Valeriya Todorova | Color; Mono; Comedy |
| Време разделно | Vreme razdelno Time of Violence | Ludmil Staikov | 288min | Iossif Surchadzhiev, Rusi Chanev, Ivan Krystev, Anya Pencheva, Valter Toski, Vassil Mihajlov, Kalina Stefanova, Max Freeman, Konstantin Kotsev, Stoyko Peev, Bogomil Simeonov, Djoko Rosic, Velko Kynev, Stefka Berova | Color; Dolby SR; Drama; History |
| Вчера | Vchera Yesterday | Ivan Andonov | 84 min | Hristo Shopov, Georgi Staykov, Sofiya Kuzeva, Svetla Todorova, Georgi Rusev, Nikola Rudarov, Stoyan Aleksiev, Pavel Popandov, Maria Stefanova, Petar Popyordanov, Kosta Tsonev, Boris Lukanov, Nadya Todorova | Color; Mono; Drama |
| 1989 | |||||
| Адио, Рио | Adio, Rio Adio, Rio | Ivan Andonov | 88 min | Filip Trifonov, Vania Tzvetkova, Petar Popyordanov, Georgi Mamalev, Nikola Rudarov, Georgi Rusev, Natalia Dontcheva, Nadya Todorova, Latinka Petrova, Nikola Todev, Pavel Popandov, Dimitar Goranov, Anani Yavashev | Color; Mono; Comedy; Thriller |
| Аз, Графинята | Az, grafinyata Me, the Countess | Petar Popzlatev | 119min | Svetla Yancheva, Alexander Doynov, Itzhak Fintzi, Valcho Kamarashev, Katya Paskaleva, Petar Popyordanov, Maria Statoulova, Ilia Dobrev, Krystjo Lafazanov, Martina Vachkova, Hristo Garbov, Iren Krivoshieva | Color; Mono; Drama |
| Маргарит и Маргарита | Margarit i Margarita Margarit and Margarita | Nikolai Volev | 92 min | Irini Antonios Zampona, Hristo Shopov, Rashko Mladenov, Vassil Mihajlov, Veselin Vulkov, Iliya Raev, Tanya Shahova, Kina Dasheva, Elena Rainova, Stoyan Stoev, Marin Damyanov | Color; Mono; Drama |
| Иван и Александра | 1952: Ivan i Aleksandra | Ivan Nitchev | 80 minutes | Entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival | |