Khan Asparukh - Part I - Phanagoria (1981)
Khan Asparuh
323 min
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.
- Release date
- October 18, 1981
- Country of origin
- Bulgaria
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Cast
- Stoyko Peev as Khan Asparoukh
- Antony Genov as Velizariy
- Vassil Mihajlov as Khan Kubrat
- Vania Tzvetkova as Pagane
- Stefan Getsov as The High Priest of Tangra
- Georgi Cherkelov as Velizariy's father
- Iossif Surchadzhiev as Constantine IV
- Djoko Rosic as The Icherguboil
- Velko Kynev
- Anya Pencheva
- Bogomil Simeonov
- Stoycho Mazgalov
- Petar Slabakov
- Boris Arabow
- Nikola Dadov
- Plamen Donchev
- Mari Szür as Iv
- Lora Kremen as Velizariy's mother
Crew
- Ludmil Staikov · Director
- Vera Mutafchieva · Writer
- Simeon Pironkov · Composer
- Boris Yanakiev · Cinematographer
- Eleonora Ezra · Editor
- Violeta Toshkova · Editor
- Bogoya Sapundzhyev · Production designer