Kaloyan

Kaloyan (1963)

Калоян

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.

Date of release
1963-01-21
TMDB
8.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
History
Director
Yuriy Arnaudov, Dako Dakovski

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