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Dacii (1967)

Dacii poster
Directed by
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Genre
historical drama film
Country
Romania, France
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
12
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two ancient empires prepare for war. The story follows the days before the Roman Empire fights the Dacian kingdom in a conflict from AD 87-88.

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What happens

Dacii (The Dacians) is a 1967 historical drama film about the run up to Domitian's Dacian War, which was fought between the Roman Empire and the Dacians in AD 87-88. The film was directed by Romanian director Sergiu Nicolaescu. It was released on 31 May 1967 in France. It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. In Romania the film was immensely successful, and it remains one of the most watched films of all time in the country. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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