Mercenaries' Trap

1h 49min

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

Production Companies

Centrul de Producție Cinematografică București

Casa de Filme 5

DEFA

Cast

Gheorghe Cozorici

Gheorghe Cozorici

Baron Von Görtz
Mircea Albulescu

Mircea Albulescu

Captain Luca
Corneliu Gîrbea

Corneliu Gîrbea

Genovese Mercenary
Sergiu Nicolaescu

Sergiu Nicolaescu

Major Andrei
Ion Besoiu

Ion Besoiu

Cpt. Resz Lemeni
Klaus Gehrke

Klaus Gehrke

Mercenary
Traian Costea

Traian Costea

Lieutenant
Mircea Gogan

Mircea Gogan

Shoemaker
Violeta Andrei

Violeta Andrei

The Countess
Ion Anestin

Ion Anestin

Scared Mercenary
Ion Pascu

Ion Pascu

Villager
Alexandru Rioșanu

Alexandru Rioșanu

Wilhelm the Administrator

Release date

13th May 1982

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Română