1242: Gateway to the West
5.0(2) 2025-10-02 105 minHistoryAdventure
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.
ScreenplayÁron Horváth
DirectorPéter Soós
ProducerBill Chamberlain
ProducerKornél Sipos
Original Music ComposerMike Moran
Cast & characters
Ray Stevenson
as Caesareane
Eric Roberts
as Captain Akos
Michael Ironside
as Narrator / Mihaly
David Schofield
as Sycardius
Neil Stuke
as Commander Simon
Genevieve Chenneour
as Uulan
Jeremy Neumark Jones
as Eusebius
Tam Williams
as Bacso
Thomas Raft
as Commander Simon's Guard
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Badrakh Battogtokh
as Khasi
Tserenbold Tsegmid
as Negun - The Shaman
András Stohl
as Kangar, the Scarface
Farid Elouardi
as Csikasz
László Mátray
as IV. Béla magyar király
Raha Rahbari
as Scepa
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Taz Singh
as Kuman Warrior
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Reka Juhasz
as Erzsebet
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Leon Benedict
as Warrior Gergely
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Ariunbyamba Sukhee
as Prince Buri
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Batnyam Soyol Erdene
as Kangar
Battogtokh Ravdan
as Lawman
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Sukhbaatar Davaa
as Subotaj
Zsolt László
as —
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György Bajomi Nagy
as —
