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 and cast
- Yuriy Arnaudov Director
- Dako Dakovski Director
- Vasil Stoychev as Tsar Kaloyan
- Bogomil Simeonov as Milat
- Spas Dzhonev as Boril
- Tzvetana Maneva as Denitza
- Ivan Stefanov as Ugay
- Ivan Tonev as Dobrilo
- Lyubomir Dimitrov as Mladen
- Andrey Mihaylov as Manastar
- Magdalena Mircheva as Chichek
- Nikolay Doychev as Dyado Radoy
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