After the Hungarian army was annihilated by the Mongols at the battle of Mohi, only the castle of Esztergom stood in the Mongolians' way of invading the rest of Europe. Batu Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, reaches the walls of Esztergom with his invincible troops. The castle's defenders, led by Eusebius, the canon of Esztergom, and a Spanish mercenary, Captain Simon, are preparing for the final battle. The sudden arrival of Cardinal Cesareani, the Papal Legate, coinciding with the Mongol Lunar New Year celebrations and the mystical practices of Eusebius, combine to offer the defenders a small glimmer of hope.
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Ray Stevenson
Caesareane
Eric Roberts
Captain Akos
Michael Ironside
Narrator / Mihaly
David Schofield
Sycardius
Neil Stuke
Commander Simon
Genevieve Chenneour
Uulan
Jeremy Neumark Jones
Eusebius
Tam Williams
Bacso
Thomas Raft
Commander Simon's Guard
Badrakh Battogtokh
Khasi
Tserenbold Tsegmid
Negun - The Shaman
András Stohl
Kangar, the Scarface
Farid Elouardi
Csikasz
László Mátray
IV. Béla magyar király
Raha Rahbari
Scepa
Péter Soós
Director
Áron Horváth
Screenplay
István Bodzsár
Executive Producer
Kent Walwin
Executive Producer
Paul Brett
Executive Producer
Norman Merry
Executive Producer
Tim Smith
Executive Producer
Carlos Alperin
Executive Producer
Peter Schatz
Executive Producer
Csaba Iski
Executive Producer
Bill Chamberlain
Producer
Kornél Sipos
Producer
István Balázs Balázs
Director of Photography
Mike Moran
Original Music Composer
Kant Pan
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