Kaloyan (1963)
Overview
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.
Cast
Bogomil Simeonov
Milat
Tzvetana Maneva
Denitza
Ivan Stefanov
Ugay
Ivan Tonev
Dobrilo
Lyubomir Dimitrov
Mladen
Nikolay Doychev
Dyado Radoy
Bozhidar Lechev
Valkan
Stefan Petrov
Boris Arabow
Kiril Yanev
Nikola Dadov
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