Kaloyan

(1963)

★ 8.8 IMDb · 4 votes

Genres: History

Year: 1963

Runtime: 107 мин

Country: Bulgaria

Director: Yuriy Arnaudov, Dako Dakovski

Cast: Vasil Stoychev, Bogomil Simeonov, Spas Dzhonev, Tzvetana Maneva, Ivan Stefanov, Ivan Tonev, Lyubomir Dimitrov, Andrey Mihaylov, Magdalena Mircheva, Nikolay Doychev

Plot

1197. King Kaloyan ascends the throne in hard times for Bulgaria. The country is still recovering from a century of Byzantine subjugation. He is forced to carry out a very flexible foreign policy in order to strength his positions. Pope Innocent III recognizes him as Emperor (Tsar), but a little later the fourth Crusade crosses the country under Emperor Baldwin. A new conflict is coming. Tsar Kaloyan wages the decisive battle at Adrianople and wins.