Skanderbeg
Directed by Sergei YutkevichThis is the true story of the National Hero of Albanian, George Kastrioti Skanderbeg, from his birth to his death, 1405-1468. Based mainly upon the monk writer Marin Barleti, the movie starts off with how the boy Skanderbeg 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 organize the oppressed Albanians into a fierce and heroic resistance for over 30 years. After converting from Islam to Christianity (the religion of his 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 live.
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Skanderbeg was released on 28 November 1953.
Skanderbeg was directed by Sergei Yutkevich.
Skanderbeg has a runtime of 2h 3m.
This is the true story of the National Hero of Albanian, George Kastrioti Skanderbeg, from his birth to his death, 1405-1468. Based mainly upon the monk writer Marin Barleti, the movie starts off with how the boy Skanderbeg 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 organize the oppressed Albanians into a fierce and heroic resistance for over 30 years. After converting from Islam to Christianity (the religion of his 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 live.
The key characters in Skanderbeg are Skanderbeg (Akaki Khorava), Donika (Besa Imami), Mamika (Adivie Alibali).
Skanderbeg is an Action, History, Drama film.
Skanderbeg has an audience rating of 7.7 out of 10.