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Mircea (1989)

Mircea poster
Directed by
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Genre
biographical film
Country
Romania
Runtime
2h 16m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This film tells the story of Mircea the Elder, a Christian king of Wallachia who fought against Ottoman invasions in the late 1300s and early 1400s. It also shows a young Vlad the Impaler, his grandson, who later continues the fight.

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What happens

Mircea (AKA: Proud Heritage) is a 1989 Romanian film about Mircea the Elder, the Christian king of Wallachia who repelled the attempts at conquest made by the Ottoman Empire in the late 14th century and early 15th century. The film also depicts a young Vlad the Impaler, Mircea's grandson, who would succeed him on the throne and continue his legacy of resistance against the Ottoman invasion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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