Kaloyan (1963)
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.
- Released
- 1963-01-21
- Genres
- History
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Yuriy Arnaudov, Dako Dakovski
- TMDB rating
- 8.8/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Vasil Stoychev as Tsar Kaloyan
- Bogomil Simeonov as Milat
- Spas Dzhonev as Boril
- Tzvetana Maneva as Denitza
- Ivan Stefanov as Ugay
- Ivan Tonev as Dobrilo
- Lyubomir Dimitrov as Mladen
- Andrey Mihaylov as Manastar
- Magdalena Mircheva as Chichek
- Nikolay Doychev as Dyado Radoy
- Bozhidar Lechev as Valkan
- Konstantin Dimchev as Strazimir