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.
Title | Kaloyan |
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Year | 1963 |
Genre | History |
Country | Bulgaria |
Studio | Boyana Film |
Cast | Vasil Stoychev, Bogomil Simeonov, Spas Dzhonev, Tzvetana Maneva, Ivan Stefanov, Ivan Tonev |
Crew | Georgi Krystev (Sound), Borislav Stoev (Production Design), Milka Nacheva (Costume Design), Kiril Trayanov (Makeup Artist), Nayden Gerov (Music), Emanuil Pangelov (Director of Photography) |
Keyword | pope, bulgaria, king, medieval, byzantine empire |
Release | Jan 21, 1963 |
Runtime | 101 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 8.50 / 10 by 2 users |