Aszparuh

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{{Infobox film

| name = Asparuh

| image = 681 glory of khan vhs-us.jpg

| caption = US video cover

| director = Ludmil Staikov

| writer = Vera Mutafchieva

| producer = Christo Nenov

| starring = {{plain list|

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| cinematography = Boris Yanakiev

| editing = {{plain list|

  • Eleanora Ezra
  • Violeta Toshkova

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| music = Simeon Pironkov

| studio = {{ubl

| Studiya za igralni filmi

| Kinostudiya no Narodnata armiya

| Tvorcheski kolektiv "Sredets"

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| released = {{Film date|1981|10|19|df=y}}

| runtime = 323 minutes

| country = Bulgaria

| language = Bulgarian

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Khan Asparuh ({{langx|bg|Хан Аспарух}}) 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.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

In 1984, the film was internationally released as 681 AD: The Glory of Khan in a 92-minute English-language edited version, down from the original 5½ hours. This version earned negative reviews for not presenting the entire plot well and focusing on certain aspects, thus changing the whole feel of the production.

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