Mercenaries' Trap (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
Director: Sergiu Nicolaescu
Genre: War, Adventure
Runtime: 109 min
Release Date: May 13, 1982
Cast
- Gheorghe Cozorici - Baron Von Görtz
- Mircea Albulescu - Captain Luca
- Amza Pellea - Frank
- Corneliu Gîrbea - Genovese Mercenary
- Sergiu Nicolaescu - Major Andrei
- Ion Besoiu - Cpt. Resz Lemeni
- Jean Constantin - Corcodel
- Colea Răutu - Ciungul
- Klaus Gehrke - Mercenary
- Şerban Ionescu - Mitru
Screenplay
Music: Ileana Popovici
Editing: Anca Dobrescu
Production: Centrul de Producție Cinematografică București, Casa de Filme 5, DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Country: East Germany, Romania
Language: Română
Original Language: ro
Keywords
transylvania, world war i, mercenary
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mercenaries' Trap about?
- 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
- Who directed Mercenaries' Trap?
- Mercenaries' Trap was directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu.
- Who stars in Mercenaries' Trap?
- Mercenaries' Trap stars Gheorghe Cozorici, Mircea Albulescu, Amza Pellea, Corneliu Gîrbea, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Ion Besoiu.
- How long is Mercenaries' Trap?
- Mercenaries' Trap has a runtime of 1h 49m (109 minutes).
- What genre is Mercenaries' Trap?
- Mercenaries' Trap is a War, Adventure film.
- Where was Mercenaries' Trap produced?
- Mercenaries' Trap was produced in East Germany, Romania.