Vlad Țepeș is a 1979 Romanian historical drama film directed by Doru Năstase.[1] The film recounts the story of Vlad the Impaler (also known as Vlad Dracula), the mid-15th century Voivode of Wallachia, and his fights with the Ottoman Turks on the battlefield and with the Boyars in his court.

Vlad Țepeș
Directed byDoru Năstase
StarringȘtefan Sileanu
Ernest Maftei
Release date
  • 8 January 1979 (1979-01-08)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryRomania
LanguageRomanian

Commissioned by the Communist authorities, the movie promoted the line that Nicolae Ceaușescu had drawn through the July Theses of 1971, by projecting the image of a strong, authoritarian leader who is right with the people. It also had the purpose to wash the name of the voivode from the shame caused by Bram Stoker's novel. The fabrication of the myth of Dracula is highlighted in the film: it was built by outside elements (on the one hand, the Saxon and Szekler merchants from Brașov, and on the other, the enemies of Wallachia, the Turks), but also by the wicked and traitorous boyars.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Plăiașu, Ciprian. "Filmul "Vlad Țepeș" sau imaginea autoritară a dictatorului comunist". Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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