Mercenaries' Trap
Seen it?1982 | 109 min | War, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved The Guns of Navarone or Schindler's List, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu
- Gheorghe CozoriciBaron Von Görtz
- Mircea AlbulescuCaptain Luca
- Amza PelleaFrank
- Corneliu GîrbeaGenovese Mercenary
- Sergiu NicolaescuMajor Andrei
- Ion BesoiuCpt. Resz Lemeni
- Jean ConstantinCorcodel
- Colea RăutuCiungul
- Klaus GehrkeMercenary
- Şerban IonescuMitru