''Mercenaries' Trap'' ( ro, Capcana mercenarilor) is a 1981 Romanian adventure drama war film, directed by

Sergiu Nicolaescu Sergiu Florin Nicolaescu (; 13 April 1930 – 3 January 2013) was a Romanian film director, actor and politician. He was best known for his historical films, such as '' Mihai Viteazul'' (1970, released in English both under the equivalent tit ...

. The movie is set in

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

towards the end of

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

Cast

Gheorghe Cozorici Gheorghe Cozorici (; 16 July 1933 – 18 December 1993) was a Romanian actor.Sergiu Nicolaescu Sergiu Florin Nicolaescu (; 13 April 1930 – 3 January 2013) was a Romanian film director, actor and politician. He was best known for his historical films, such as '' Mihai Viteazul'' (1970, released in English both under the equivalent tit ...

– major Tudor Andrei * Mircea Albulescu – captain Luca *

Ion Besoiu Ion Besoiu (; 11 March 1931 – 18 January 2017) was a Romanian actor. Biography He was born in Sibiu in 1931 and graduated the city's Theater and Music Academy. After making his debut in 1957, he played for 16 years at the Radu Stanca National T ...

– captain Lemeni * Amza Pellea – mercenary Frank * Jean Constantin – Hans *

Colea Răutu Colea Răutu (; 18 November 1912 – 13 May 2008) was a Romanian actor, born in Bălți (Russian Empire, now Republic of Moldova).Șerban Ionescu Șerban Ionescu (; 23 September 1950 – 21 November 2012) was a Romanian actor, born in Corabia, Olt County.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0409588 Ionescu was diagnosed with ALS in 2011 and died at Floreasca Emergency Hospital in Buchares ...

– Mitru, Luca's brother * – lieutenant Dumitru Ionescu * – toothless mercenary * Constantin Codrescu – director of the poker club * Mircea Gogan – Wilhelm * George Mihăiță – Onuț, Luca's brother *

Violeta Andrei Violeta Andrei (; born 29 March 1941) is a Romanian theater and film actress. Biography Andrei was born on 29 March 1941 in Brașov, Romania. After completing high school at the Școala Centrală National College in Bucharest, she graduated in 1 ...

– countess Esther, wife of baron von Görtz * – young peasant woman * – lover of the poker club's director * * –priest * Ion Pascu * Alexandru Rioșanu *

Vasile Popa Vasile Nicolae Popa (born 26 April 1969) is a Romanian former football central defender. His son, Alin Popa was also a footballer. International career Vasile Popa played one friendly game at international level for Romania when he came as a s ...

* Ion Pall * Dumitru Crăciun * Adrian Ștefănescu * Mihai Adrian * Doru Dumitrescu * Ion Polizache * Alexandru Dobrescu – Romanian colonel * Vasile Boghiță

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* 1981 films 1980s Romanian-language films Films set in 1918 German World War I films Films directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu Romanian historical films 1980s German films Romanian World War I films World War I films set on the Eastern Front Films set in Transylvania {{WWI-film-stub