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Kaloyan (1963)

Kaloyan (1963)

History
Release Date: 1963, January 21
Directors: Yuriy Arnaudov, Dako Dakovski
Countries: Bulgaria
Production: Boyana Film, Boyana Film
Cast: Tzvetana Maneva, Bogomil Simeonov, Lyubomir Dimitrov, Ivan Stefanov, Vasil Stoychev, Konstantin Dimchev, Ivan Tonev, Bozhidar Lechev, Nikolay Doychev, Spas Dzhonev, Andrey Mihaylov, Magdalena Mircheva

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

medieval king pope bulgaria byzantine empire