Mircea (film)
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Directed by | Sergiu Nicolaescu |
Written by | Titus Popovici |
Starring | Sergiu Nicolaescu Adrian Pintea |
Music by | Adrian Enescu |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
Country | Romania |
Language | Romanian |
Budget | 21 million lei[1] |
Mircea (AKA: Proud Heritage) is a 1989 film about Mircea the Elder, the Christian king of Wallachia who repelled the attempts at conquest made by the Ottoman Empire in the late 14th century and early 15th century. The film also depicts a young Vlad the Impaler, Mircea's grandson, who would succeed him on the throne and continue his legacy of resistance against the Ottoman invasion.
The screenplay was written by Titus Popovici and the film was directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu. In the film, the main character is named Mircea the Great, avoiding the wording Mircea the Elder in order not to be associated with the advanced age of Nicolae Ceaușescu (71 years old in 1989).[2] After being edited at the direction of Ceaușescu (who disliked several aspects of the movie), the film premiered at the Patria Cinema in Bucharest, on November 17, 1989, just one month before the start of the Romanian Revolution.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Sergiu Nicolaescu as Mircea I of Wallachia
- Adrian Pintea as Vlad II Dracul
- Șerban Ionescu as Michael I of Wallachia, Mircea's son
- Vlad Nemeș as Vlad III the Impaler
- Colea Răutu as Izzeddin Bey
- Vladimir Găitan as Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
- Silviu Stănculescu as Ene Udobă
- Ion Besoiu as the priest Gerolamo
- Ion Rițiu as Bayezid I
- George Alexandru as Mehmed I
- Ioana Pavelescu as Elisaveta
- Manuela Hărăbor as Irina
- Traian Costea as Dan I of Wallachia, Mircea's stepbrother
- Corneliu Gârbea as Ion Iercău
- Ștefan Velniciuc as Jean de Nevers
- Virgil Flonda as the archer Will Stapleton
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Epure, Adrian (October 2, 2016). ""Din culisele cinematografiei": Cum a ajuns filmul "Mircea" un adevărat coșmar pentru Ceaușești". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Țiu, Ilarion (January 7, 2013). "Falsurile din filmele lui Sergiu Nicolaescu". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved October 2, 2022.
External links
[edit]- 1989 films
- Films set in the 14th century
- Films set in the 15th century
- Films set in Romania
- Films directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu
- Romanian biographical films
- Romanian historical films
- 1980s war films
- 1980s historical films
- 1980s biographical films
- 1980s Romanian-language films
- Films scored by Adrian Enescu
- Biographical film stubs