Mercenaries' Trap
Mercenaries' Trap

Mercenaries' Trap

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1982
1h 49m
7.3(11 votes)
War
Adventure

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

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Cast & Crew

22 members
Acting

Gheorghe Cozorici

Baron Von Görtz

Gheorghe Cozorici
Acting

Mircea Albulescu

Captain Luca

Mircea Albulescu
Acting

Amza Pellea

Frank

Amza Pellea
Acting

Corneliu Gîrbea

Genovese Mercenary

Corneliu Gîrbea
Directing

Sergiu Nicolaescu

Major Andrei

Sergiu Nicolaescu
Acting

Ion Besoiu

Cpt. Resz Lemeni

Ion Besoiu
Acting

Jean Constantin

Corcodel

Jean Constantin
Acting

Colea Răutu

Ciungul

Colea Răutu
Acting

Klaus Gehrke

Mercenary

Klaus Gehrke
Acting

Şerban Ionescu

Mitru

Şerban Ionescu
Acting

Traian Costea

Lieutenant

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Acting

Constantin Rauțchi

Soldier

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Constantin Codrescu

Mayer

Constantin Codrescu
Acting

Mircea Gogan

Shoemaker

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George Mihăiță

Onuț

George Mihăiță
Acting

Violeta Andrei

The Countess

Violeta Andrei
Acting

Ileana Popovici

Maria

Ileana Popovici
Acting

Enikõ Szilágyi

Reta

Enikõ Szilágyi
Acting

Ion Anestin

Scared Mercenary

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Acting

Ion Marinescu

Priest

Ion Marinescu
Acting

Ion Pascu

Villager

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Alexandru Rioșanu

Wilhelm the Administrator

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