Mercenaries' Trap
11 votes
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
Status: Released
Released Date: 1982-05-13
Runtime: 109 mins
Director: Sergiu Nicolaescu
Writer: Liviu Gheorghiu
Spoken language: Română
Genres: War, Adventure
Original title: Mercenaries' Trap
Production Companies: Centrul de Producție Cinematografică București, Casa de Filme 5, DEFA
Production Countries: East Germany, Romania
Cast
Gheorghe Cozorici
Mircea Albulescu
Amza Pellea
Corneliu Gîrbea
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Ion Besoiu
Jean Constantin
Colea Răutu
Klaus Gehrke
Şerban Ionescu
Traian Costea
Constantin Rauțchi
Constantin Codrescu
Mircea Gogan
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