Kaloyan
Калоян
★ 8.8·1963·1h 41min·History
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.
- Director
- Dako Dakovski, Yuriy Arnaudov
- Original language
- Bulgarian
- Status
- Released (Jan 21, 1963)
