Skanderbeg (1954)
4.0 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 35min
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- Synopsis:
This is the true story of the National Hero of Albanians, George Kastrioti Scanderbeg (Akaki Khorava), from his birth to his death. 1405-1468. Based mainly upon the monk writer Marin Barleti, the movie starts off with how the boy Scanderbeg was taken hostage by the ottoman turks and trained from them until he became one of the most outstanding warriors of the Ottoman Empire, then later returned home to his country to organized the oppressed Albanians into a fierce and heroic resistance for over 30 years. After converting from Islam to Christianity (the religion of ancestors) he managed to keep the greatest empire on earth at the time from invading Albania. His story is an inspiration to generations of Albanians, wherever they lived. - Actors:
- Akaki Khorava, Besa Imami, Adivie Alibali, Semyon Sokolovsky, Veriko Anjaparidze, Georgi Chernovolenko, Naim Frashëri, Aleksandr Vertinskiy, Marie Logoreci, Nikolai Bubnov, Oleg Zhakov, Sergo Zakariadze, Vladimir Belokurov, Vahram Papazyan, Boris Tenin, Sergey Kulagin
- Directors:
- Sergei Yutkevich
- Aka:
- Velikiy voin Albanii Skanderbeg
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Countries:
- Albania
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