Kaloyan 1963

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History

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.

Release Date 1963-01-21
Runtime 1h 41m
Directors Yuriy Arnaudov, Dako Dakovski, Emanuil Pangelov
Producer
Writers Anton Donchev, Dako Dakovski, Dimitar Mantov