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Khan Asparukh - Part I - Phanagoria (1981)
Directed by Ludmil Staikov
Drama, History, War · 1h 35m
This is an epic screen presentation showing the creation, the consolidation and the power of First Bulgarian Kingdom and the first Bulgarian ruler Khan Asparuh. This is the first part of the film trilogy about the events before the creation of the Bulgarian state in the middle of the VII century. Volga Bulgaria is straining under the attacks of the Khazars. Following the testament of his father, the sons of Khan Kubrat looking for a new home for their tribes. The youngest of them - Asparukh, wander 20 years in search of "land forever" for his people and reaches the mouth of the Danube. The film is narrated by captured Byzantine chronicler Belisarius, which should Asparukh in his journeys. Byzantine witnessed the heroic efforts of the Bulgarians to win the land south of the Danube and to create their new country.
Cast
Stoyko Peev
Khan Asparoukh
Antony Genov
Velizariy
Vassil Mihajlov
Khan Kubrat
Vania Tzvetkova
Pagane
Stefan Getsov
The High Priest of Tangra
Georgi Cherkelov
Velizariy's father
Iossif Surchadzhiev
Constantine IV
Djoko Rosic
The Icherguboil
Velko Kanev
Anya Pencheva
Crew
- Director
- Ludmil Staikov
- Writer
- Vera Mutafchieva
- Director of Photography
- Boris Yanakiev
- Editor
- Eleonora Ezra, Violeta Toshkova
- Producer
- Christo Nenov
Details
- Original title
- Хан Аспарух - I Серия - Фанагория
- Release date
- 1981-10-18
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Original language
- BG
- Spoken languages
- Bulgarian
- Countries
- Bulgaria
- Production
- Tvorcheski kolektiv ''Sredets'', Studiya za igralni filmi ''Boyana'', Kinostudiya na Narodnata armiya