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Michael the Brave (1970)

Michael the Brave poster
Original title
Mihai Viteazul
Directed by
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Genre
biographical film, historical film
Country
Romania, France, Italy
Runtime
3h 23m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film tells the story of Michael the Brave, a 16th century ruler of Wallachia. He tries to unite the three Romanian principalities into a single country through military campaigns and political moves.

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What happens

Michael the Brave (Romanian: Mihai Viteazul) is a Romanian historic epic film, directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu and starring Amza Pellea in the leading role. The film is a representation of the life of Wallachia's ruler Michael the Brave, and his will to unite the three Romanian principalities (Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania) into one country. The film was released in 1970 in Romania, and worldwide by Columbia Pictures as The Last Crusade. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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