Michael the Brave

Overview

An epic fresco depicting the reign (1593-1601) of Mihai Pătrașcu (better known as "Mihai Viteazul" / "Michael the Brave"), the famous prince who united the three provinces: Transalpine Vallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia, into the country of Romania, at the end of the 16th century (1599-1601) against the opposition of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires, this movie features large scale battle scenes mixed with political intrigues, murderous treachery, and family drama.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 13, 1971

Original language

Romanian

Spoken languages

Romanian

Countries

France, Italy, Romania

Production

Studioul Cinematografic București,România Film

Cast

Amza Pellea,Ion Besoiu,Olga Tudorache,Irina Gărdescu,György Kovács,Sergiu Nicolaescu,Nicolae Secăreanu,Ilarion Ciobanu,Aurel Rogalschi,Ioana Bulcăand 18 more

Director

Sergiu Nicolaescu

Writer

Titus Popovici

Cinematography

George Cornea

Music

Tiberiu Olah

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0066078