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The Great Warrior Skanderbeg
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The Great Warrior Skanderbeg

1953-11-28 · 123 min · ★ 6.4

Action · History · Drama

A biography of George Kastriot Skanderbeg widely known as Skanderbeg, a 15th-century Albanian lord who defended his land against the Ottoman Empire for more than two decades.

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Directors
Sergei Yutkevich
Production companies
Albafilm Studio, Mosfilm
Countries
Albania, Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Akaki KhoravaAkaki KhoravaSkanderbeg
Besa ImamiBesa ImamiDonika
Adivie AlibaliAdivie AlibaliMamika
Semyon SokolovskySemyon SokolovskyHamza
Veriko AnjaparidzeVeriko AnjaparidzeDafina
Marie LogoreciMarie LogoreciKontesha
Georgi ChernovolenkoGeorgi ChernovolenkoMarash
Naim FrashëriNaim FrashëriPal
Kadri RoshiKadri Roshi
Konstantin AlekseevKonstantin Alekseevherald
Boris TeninBoris TeninDin
Nikolai BubnovNikolai BubnovLuca
Oleg ZhakovOleg ZhakovTanush Topia
Georgiy RumyantsevGeorgiy RumyantsevLec Ducadin
Vahram PapazyanVahram PapazyanSultan Murad II
Mihal PopiMihal PopiBalaban Pasha
Aleksandr VertinskyAleksandr VertinskyThe Doge of Venice
Nikolay LevkoevAlberto Giovanni
Vladimir SolovyovVladimir SolovyovPriest from France
Sergo ZakariadzeSergo ZakariadzeLaonikus

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