Mercenaries' Trap

7.419821h 49mWarAdventure

Mercenaries' Trap (1982) is a war, adventure film directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu rated 7.4/10.

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

Released: 1982-05-13

Duration: 1h 49m

Genre: War, Adventure

Country: East Germany

Director: Sergiu Nicolaescu

Writer: Liviu Gheorghiu

Cast: Gheorghe Cozorici, Mircea Albulescu, Amza Pellea, Corneliu Gîrbea, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Ion Besoiu

Production: Centrul de Producție Cinematografică București, Casa de Filme 5, DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme