Michael the Brave (1970)

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

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.

epicpatrioticsolemngrand-scaleslow-burnhistoricaldramaticdeterminedvisually expansive

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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