Michael the Brave
Mihai Viteazul
Release: 1971-02-13
·Runtime: 203m
·★ 7.2
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.
Production Countries
France
Italy
Romania
Production Companies
Studioul Cinematografic București
România Film
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Mircea Albulescu
as Popa Stoica
Ion Besoiu
as Sigismund Báthory
Olga Tudorache
as Mother of Mihai Viteazul
Ilarion Ciobanu
as Stroe Buzescu
Mihai Mereuţă
as Moldavian Prince Ieremia Movila
Corneliu Gîrbea
as Baba Novac
Cornel Coman
as Balogh
Amza Pellea
as Mihai Viteazul
Sergiu Nicolaescu
as Ottoman Vizier Selim Pasha
Klára Sebők
as Maria Cristina de Graz
Alexandru Herescu
as Ionică
Colea Răutu
as Ottoman Sultan Murad III
Florin Scărlătescu
as Boyar Iani, Prince Michael's Uncle
Papil Panduru
Alexandru Repan
as Count Viventini
Florin Piersic
as Preda Buzescu
György Kovács
as Cardinal Andrew Báthory
Nicolae Secăreanu
as Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha
Ioana Bulcă
as Doamna Stanca / Princess Stanca
Septimiu Sever
as Radu Buzescu
Emmerich Schäffer
as General Giorgio Basta
Fory Etterle
as Pope Clement VIII
Horia Căciulescu
as Wallachian Boyar
Irina Gărdescu
as Countess Rossanna Viventini
Constantin Codrescu
as Wallachian Prince Alexander the Bad
Emanoil Petruţ
as Mihai Viteazul / Michael the Brave (voice)
