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Directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu, Michael the Brave leans on a strong ensemble — Amza Pellea, Ion Besoiu, Olga Tudorache — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1971.
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Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.
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