War ·Adventure · East Germany · 1982 · 1h 49m

Mercenaries' Trap

Capcana mercenarilor

Mercenaries' Trap poster
Director
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Cast
Gheorghe Cozorici as Baron Von Görtz Mircea Albulescu as Captain Luca Amza Pellea as Frank Corneliu Gîrbea as Genovese Mercenary Sergiu Nicolaescu as Major Andrei Ion Besoiu as Cpt. Resz Lemeni
Crew
Anca Dobrescu — Editor Liviu Gheorghiu — Writer Dumitru Fernoagă — Producer Marcel Bogos — Production Design Marga Moldovan — Costume Design
Synopsis

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

Trailer Mercenaries' Trap — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
transylvaniaworld war imercenary
Key Collaborators
Sergiu Nicolaescu Director Anca Dobrescu Editor Liviu Gheorghiu Writer Dumitru Fernoagă Producer Marcel Bogos Production Design Marga Moldovan Costume Design
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