Michael the Brave (film)

Michael the Brave
Directed bySergiu Nicolaescu
StarringAmza Pellea
Ion Besoiu
Olga Tudorache [ro]
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Ilarion Ciobanu
Mircea Albulescu
Florin Piersic
Ioana Bulcă
Music byTiberiu Olah
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
203 minutes
CountryRomania
LanguageRomanian
BudgetROL33,000,000 (estimated)

Michael the Brave (Romanian: Mihai Viteazul) is a Romanian historic epic film, directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu and starring Amza Pellea in the leading role. The film is a representation of the life of Wallachia's ruler Michael the Brave, and his will to unite the three Romanian principalities (Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania) into one country. The film was released in 1970 in Romania, and worldwide by Columbia Pictures as The Last Crusade.