This definitely underscores in his mind "I've got to get into the Golden Horn." But the...
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This definitely underscores in his mind "I've got to get into the Golden Horn." But the harbor is protected
by a massive cast-iron chain. The chain spans half a mile
from Constantinople to Galata and weighs over 30 tons. It has protected the harbor
for over seven centuries. Newly reinforced by order
of Emperor Constantine, it is virtually impenetrable. Mehmed, he's got a very
active mind and he's always thinking, and so he concocts this brilliant, out of the blue, wild plan
by a massive cast-iron chain. The chain spans half a mile
from Constantinople to Galata and weighs over 30 tons. It has protected the harbor
for over seven centuries. Newly reinforced by order
of Emperor Constantine, it is virtually impenetrable. Mehmed, he's got a very
active mind and he's always thinking, and so he concocts this brilliant, out of the blue, wild plan
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This definitely underscores in his mind
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"I've got to get into the Golden Horn."
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But the harbor is protected
by a massive cast-iron chain.
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The chain spans half a mile
from Constantinople to Galata
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and weighs over 30 tons.
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It has protected the harbor
for over seven centuries.
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Newly reinforced by order
of Emperor Constantine,
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it is virtually impenetrable.
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Mehmed, he's got a very
active mind and he's always thinking,
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and so he concocts this brilliant,
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out of the blue, wild plan.
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Movie Summary
Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.
