The Challenge
1942, Bulgarian. Directed by Hrisan Tzankov.
The successful factory owner Sasho Kamenov marries Maria. Sasho wants to surprise Maria with a villa on the seaside. He commissions the project to architect Karshev who begins to court Maria. Kamenov sends his wife to the seaside. There Maria meets Karshev. She feels unwell in the car and the medical examination reveals that she is expecting a baby. In her joy at the news she accepts the architect's invitation to go boating. A raging storm keeps Maria at Karshev's villa. Kamenov accuses his wife of adultery and chases her away. After a while he repents and goes abroad in search of his wife... Sasho discovers his wife singing in a club in Nice. She tells him everything, he asks her to forgive him and soon the happy family makes a photograph.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Bulgarian
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Cast & crew
- Hrisan TzankovDirector
- Nadya NozharovaMariya Kamenova
- Katalin KarádyMariya
- Ivan DimovEngineer Alexander Kamenov
- Artúr SomlayCast
- Krastyo SarafovKosta Kamenov
- Stoyan KolarovArhitekt Karshev
- László SzilassyArchitect
- Boris GanchevDoctor Milev
- Gyula CsortosDoctor
- Lili PopivanovaLily, Kamenov's maid
- Ekaterina SablevaKatya, the governess
- Rumen GerchevCast
Details
- Released
- 9 November 1942
- Original title
- Изпитание
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Written by
- Georgi Antonow
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The Challenge runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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The Challenge isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 November 1942. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Challenge?
The Challenge (1942) was directed by Hrisan Tzankov and stars Nadya Nozharova, Katalin Karády, Ivan Dimov.