Mercenaries' Trap

Mercenaries' Trap

109 mins | Adventure, War | May 13, 1982

The movie is based on a true story from the end of WWI, in Transylvania. A nobleman who owned some land in Transylvania returns home to find a part of his fortune burned to ashes during late 1918 when power was trasfered from AustroHungary to Romania. Looking for revenge, he ordered the killing of innocent Romanian peasants from a neighbouring village, which he suspected to be guilty for the losses he suffered. A Romanian officer from Romanian Transylvanian Volunteers Corp, decides to help the villagers to face the menace of the nobleman

Mercenaries' Trap

109 mins | Adventure, War | May 13, 1982

Mercenaries' Trap
The movie is based on a true story from the end of WWI, in Transylvania. A nobleman who owned some land in Transylvania returns home to find a part of his fortune burned to ashes during late 1918 when power was trasfered from AustroHungary to Romania. Looking for revenge, he ordered the killing of innocent Romanian peasants from a neighbouring village, which he suspected to be guilty for the losses he suffered. A Romanian officer from Romanian Transylvanian Volunteers Corp, decides to help the villagers to face the menace of the nobleman
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers DEFA, Centrul de Producție Cinematografică București, Casa de Filme 5
Original title Capcana mercenarilor
Directors Sergiu Nicolaescu
Writers Liviu Gheorghiu

Cast

Gheorghe Cozorici

as Baron Von Görtz

Mircea Albulescu

as Captain Luca

Amza Pellea

as Frank

Corneliu Gîrbea

as Genovese Mercenary

Sergiu Nicolaescu

as Major Andrei

Ion Besoiu

as Cpt. Resz Lemeni

Jean Constantin

as Corcodel

Colea Răutu

as Ciungul

Klaus Gehrke

as Mercenary

Şerban Ionescu

as Mitru

Traian Costea

as Lieutenant

Constantin Rauțchi

as Soldier

Mircea Gogan

as Shoemaker

Violeta Andrei

as The Countess

Ileana Popovici

as Maria

Ion Anestin

as Scared Mercenary

Ion Marinescu

as Priest

Ion Pascu

as Villager

Alexandru Rioșanu

as Wilhelm the Administrator