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Mercenaries' Trap
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Mercenaries' Trap

1982-05-13 · 109 min · ★ 7.4

War · Adventure

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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Production details

Directors
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Production companies
Centrul de Producție Cinematografică București, Casa de Filme 5, DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
East Germany, Romania
Status
Released

Top Cast

Gheorghe CozoriciGheorghe CozoriciBaron Von Görtz
Mircea AlbulescuMircea AlbulescuCaptain Luca
Amza PelleaAmza PelleaFrank
Corneliu GîrbeaCorneliu GîrbeaGenovese Mercenary
Sergiu NicolaescuSergiu NicolaescuMajor Andrei
Ion BesoiuIon BesoiuCpt. Resz Lemeni
Jean ConstantinJean ConstantinCorcodel
Colea RăutuColea RăutuCiungul
Klaus GehrkeKlaus GehrkeMercenary
Şerban IonescuŞerban IonescuMitru
Traian CosteaLieutenant
Constantin RauțchiSoldier
Constantin CodrescuConstantin CodrescuMayer
Mircea GoganShoemaker
George MihăițăGeorge MihăițăOnuț
Violeta AndreiVioleta AndreiThe Countess
Ileana PopoviciIleana PopoviciMaria
Enikõ SzilágyiEnikõ SzilágyiReta
Ion AnestinScared Mercenary
Ion MarinescuIon MarinescuPriest

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