Michael the Brave

Name: Michael the Brave
Director: Sergiu Nicolaescu
Genre: War, Drama, History
Released: 1971-02-13
Duration: 3 h 23 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Amza Pellea, Ion Besoiu, Olga Tudorache, Irina Gărdescu, György Kovács

Directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu

War

Drama

History

19713h 23m7.2

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.