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Michael the Brave

73 %|Feb 13, 1971|War, Drama, History

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.

Featured Crew

Sergiu Nicolaescu
Director
Titus Popovici
Writer
Iosif Conta
Conductor
Hortensia Georgescu
Costume Design
Mircea Vodă
Makeup Artist
Yolanda Mîntulescu
Editor
Nicolae Teodoru
Production Design
Mircea Milcovici
Costume Design

Cast

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Amza Pellea
Mihai Viteazul
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Ion Besoiu
Sigismund Báthory
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Olga Tudorache
Mother of Mihai Viteazul
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Irina Gărdescu
Countess Rossanna Viventini
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György Kovács
Cardinal Andrew Báthory
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Sergiu Nicolaescu
Ottoman Vizier Selim Pasha
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Nicolae Secăreanu
Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha
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Ilarion Ciobanu
Stroe Buzescu
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Aurel Rogalschi
Habsburg Emperor Rudolf II
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Ioana Bulcă
Doamna Stanca / Princess Stanca
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Septimiu Sever
Radu Buzescu
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Florin Piersic
Preda Buzescu
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Klára Sebők
Maria Cristina de Graz
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Mircea Albulescu
Popa Stoica
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Emmerich Schäffer
General Giorgio Basta
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Fory Etterle
Pope Clement VIII
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Colea Răutu
Ottoman Sultan Murad III
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Constantin Codrescu
Wallachian Prince Alexander the Bad
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Jean Lorin Florescu
Archduke Maximilian
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Florin Scărlătescu
Boyar Iani, Prince Michael's Uncle
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Mihai Mereuţă
Moldavian Prince Ieremia Movila
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Alexandru Repan
Count Viventini
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Horia Căciulescu
Wallachian Boyar
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Emanoil Petruţ
Mihai Viteazul / Michael the Brave (voice)