---
title: 'Aszparuh (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ludmil Staikov'
released: '1981-01-01'
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of Bulgaria'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/aszparuh-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275942/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Aszparuh (1981)

1981 · History · People's Republic of Bulgaria

Original title: 681 - Величието на хана

## Synopsis

Khan Asparuh is a 1981 three-part Bulgarian historical action drama film directed by Ludmil Staikov. It tells the story of Khan Asparuh and the events around the founding of the medieval Bulgarian state in 681 AD. Shot and released on the occasion of the 1300th anniversary of Bulgaria, the film received acclaim and was selected as the Bulgarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ludmil Staikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludmil-staikov)
- **Screenplay:** [Vera Mutafchieva](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-mutafchieva)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Simeon Pironkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/simeon-pironkov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Radoslav Spasov](https://cinepixo.com/people/radoslav-spasov)

## Cast

- [Vassil Mihajlov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vassil-mihajlov) as Kubrat
- [Stoyko Peev](https://cinepixo.com/people/stoyko-peev) as Asparuh of Bulgaria
- [Antoniy Genov](https://cinepixo.com/people/antoniy-genov) as Velisarius
- [Georgi Cherkelov](https://cinepixo.com/people/georgi-cherkelov) as Velisarius' father
- [Iossif Surchadzhiev](https://cinepixo.com/people/iossif-surchadzhiev) as Constantine IV
- [Stefan Getsov](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-getsov) as The High Priest of Tangra

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/aszparuh-1981
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