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Mercenaries' Trap

Mercenaries' Trap

19827.31h 49m

Overview

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

Directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu
Written by Liviu Gheorghiu
Produced by Dumitru Fernoagă
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Top Cast

Gheorghe Cozorici

Gheorghe Cozorici

Baron Von Görtz

Mircea Albulescu

Mircea Albulescu

Captain Luca

Amza Pellea

Amza Pellea

Frank

Corneliu Gîrbea

Corneliu Gîrbea

Genovese Mercenary

Sergiu Nicolaescu

Sergiu Nicolaescu

Major Andrei

Ion Besoiu

Ion Besoiu

Cpt. Resz Lemeni

Jean Constantin

Jean Constantin

Corcodel

Colea Răutu

Colea Răutu

Ciungul

Klaus Gehrke

Klaus Gehrke

Mercenary

Şerban Ionescu

Şerban Ionescu

Mitru

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Themes & Keywords

transylvaniaworld war imercenary

About Mercenaries' Trap

Mercenaries' Trap is a war, adventure film released in 1982 exploring themes of transylvania, world war i, mercenary. Directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu, it stars Gheorghe Cozorici, Mircea Albulescu, Amza Pellea. 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

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