Kalin The Eagle (1950)

7.0/10 • 89 min • Drama

Overview

Constantinople, 1883. During an outing to the Black Island Edith, the adopted daughter of the French ambassador, is saved by Kalin the Eagle. She learns that he is a Bulgarian revolutionary from the April Uprising of 1876. With her help Kalin the Eagle escapes and returns to the liberated Bulgaria, where he is drawn to the socialist movement. Edith finds out that Kalin is in fact her father, and sets out in search of him. Kalin the Eagle is notable as the first movie made by the nationalized film industry after World War II in the newly formed People's Republic of Bulgaria.

Cast

Ivan Dimov

Kalin

Boris Ganchev

Petrana Lambrinova

Stefan Petrov

Konstantin Kisimov

Stefan Savov

Vasil Kirkov

Asparuh Temelkov

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