Mircea (film)

1989 Romanian film

Mircea

Directed by| Sergiu Nicolaescu
Written by| Titus Popovici
Starring| Sergiu Nicolaescu
Adrian Pintea
Music by| Adrian Enescu

Release date

* November 17, 1989 (1989-11-17)

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.

## Cast

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* 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 [ro] 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 [ro] as Bayezid I
* George Alexandru as Mehmed I
* Ioana Pavelescu [ro] as Elisaveta
* Manuela Hărăbor as Irina
* Traian Costea [ro] as Dan I of Wallachia, Mircea's stepbrother
* Corneliu Gârbea [ro] as Ion Iercău
* Ștefan Velniciuc [ro] as Jean de Nevers
* Virgil Flonda [ro] as the archer Will Stapleton

## Production

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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]

## See also

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* List of historical drama films

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Țiu, Ilarion (January 7, 2013). "Falsurile din filmele lui Sergiu Nicolaescu". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved October 2, 2022.

## External links

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* Mircea at IMDb

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Films directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu

* Dacii (1967)
* The Last of the Mohicans (1968)
* Kampf um Rom I (1968)
* Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat (1969)
* Michael the Brave (1970)
* Cu mâinile curate (1972)
* Then I Sentenced Them All to Death (1972)
* Ultimul cartuș (1973)
* A Police Superintendent Accuses (1973)
* Nemuritorii (1974)
* Accident (1976)
* The Doom (1976)
* Uncle Marin, the Billionaire (1979)
* Mihail, câine de circ (1979)
* Capcana mercenarilor (1980)
* The Ring (1985)
* Ciuleandra (1985)
* The Last Assault (1985)
* Mircea (1989)
* Oglinda (1993)
* Orient Express (2004)
* Carol I (2009)

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