Mercenaries' Trap
1982, Romanian. Directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu.
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
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Romanian
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Cast & crew
- Sergiu NicolaescuDirector
- Gheorghe CozoriciBaron Von Görtz
- Mircea AlbulescuCaptain Luca
- Amza PelleaFrank
- Corneliu GîrbeaGenovese Mercenary
- Sergiu NicolaescuMajor Andrei
- Ion BesoiuCpt. Resz Lemeni
- Jean ConstantinCorcodel
- Colea RăutuCiungul
- Klaus GehrkeMercenary
- Şerban IonescuMitru
- Traian CosteaLieutenant
- Constantin RauțchiSoldier
Details
- Released
- 13 May 1982
- Original title
- Capcana mercenarilor
- Country
- East Germany, Romania
- Written by
- Liviu Gheorghiu
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Who directed Mercenaries' Trap?
Mercenaries' Trap (1982) was directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu and stars Gheorghe Cozorici, Mircea Albulescu, Amza Pellea.