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Michael the Brave
Directed by
Sergiu Nicolaescu
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.
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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.
Cast
Amza PelleaMihai Viteazul
Ion BesoiuSigismund Báthory
Olga TudoracheMother of Mihai Viteazul
Irina GărdescuCountess Rossanna Viventini
György KovácsCardinal Andrew Báthory
Sergiu NicolaescuOttoman Vizier Selim Pasha
Nicolae SecăreanuOttoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha
Ilarion CiobanuStroe Buzescu
Aurel RogalschiHabsburg Emperor Rudolf II
Ioana BulcăDoamna Stanca / Princess Stanca
Septimiu SeverRadu Buzescu
Florin PiersicPreda Buzescu
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Klára SebőkMaria Cristina de Graz
Mircea AlbulescuPopa Stoica
Emmerich SchäfferGeneral Giorgio Basta
Alexandru HerescuIonică
Fory EtterlePope Clement VIII
Colea RăutuOttoman Sultan Murad III
Constantin CodrescuWallachian Prince Alexander the Bad
Jean Lorin FlorescuArchduke Maximilian
Florin ScărlătescuBoyar Iani, Prince Michael's Uncle
Mihai MereuţăMoldavian Prince Ieremia Movila
Corneliu GîrbeaBaba Novac
Papil Panduru
Cornel ComanBalogh
Alexandru RepanCount Viventini
Horia CăciulescuWallachian Boyar
Emanoil PetruţMihai Viteazul / Michael the Brave (voice)
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