Michael the Brave

Michael the Brave

203 mins | Drama, War, History | Feb. 13, 1971

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.

Michael the Brave

203 mins | Drama, War, History | Feb. 13, 1971

Michael the Brave
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.
IMDb rating 8.5
Producers România Film, Studioul Cinematografic București
Original title Mihai Viteazul
Directors Sergiu Nicolaescu
Writers Titus Popovici

Cast

Amza Pellea

as Mihai Viteazul

Ion Besoiu

as Sigismund Báthory

Olga Tudorache

as Mother of Mihai Viteazul

Irina Gărdescu

as Countess Rossanna Viventini

György Kovács

as Cardinal Andrew Báthory

Sergiu Nicolaescu

as Ottoman Vizier Selim Pasha

Nicolae Secăreanu

as Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha

Ilarion Ciobanu

as Stroe Buzescu

Aurel Rogalschi

as Habsburg Emperor Rudolf II

Ioana Bulcă

as Doamna Stanca / Princess Stanca

Septimiu Sever

as Radu Buzescu

Florin Piersic

as Preda Buzescu

Klára Sebők

as Maria Cristina de Graz

Mircea Albulescu

as Popa Stoica

Emmerich Schäffer

as General Giorgio Basta

Alexandru Herescu

as Ionică

Fory Etterle

as Pope Clement VIII

Colea Răutu

as Ottoman Sultan Murad III

Constantin Codrescu

as Wallachian Prince Alexander the Bad

Jean Lorin Florescu

as Archduke Maximilian

Florin Scărlătescu

as Boyar Iani, Prince Michael's Uncle

Mihai Mereuţă

as Moldavian Prince Ieremia Movila

Corneliu Gîrbea

as Baba Novac

Cornel Coman

as Balogh

Alexandru Repan

as Count Viventini

Horia Căciulescu

as Wallachian Boyar

Emanoil Petruţ

as Mihai Viteazul / Michael the Brave (voice)