On the Small Island
1958, Bulgarian. Directed by Rangel Vulchanov.
In the 1920s several dozen political prisoners are exiled on a small island in the Black Sea awaiting sentencing. The old sea wolf and adventurer Kostadin (nicknamed Costa Rica) is planning an escape together with а carpenter named Zheko, an idealistic student and a doctor.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Bulgarian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Rangel VulchanovDirector
- Ivan KondovDoctor
- Stefan PejchevKosta Rika
- Konstantin KotsevZheko, the carpenter
- Ivan AndonovThe Student
- Naicho PetrovCaptain Stanev
- Rumyana ChokoyskaThe girl with a coat
- Dimitar PeshevLighthouse Keeper
- Gani StaykovPost office employee
- Eki KaragyozovTurk
- Kiril BozevThe obnoxious person
- Veliko RosenskiThe Sergeant major
Details
- Released
- 4 May 1958
- Original title
- На малкия остров
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Written by
- Valeri Petrov
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On the Small Island runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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On the Small Island isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 May 1958. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed On the Small Island?
On the Small Island (1958) was directed by Rangel Vulchanov and stars Ivan Kondov, Stefan Pejchev, Konstantin Kotsev.