Directed by:
Costa-GavrasScreenplay:
Jorge SemprúnCinematography:
Raoul CoutardComposer:
Giovanni FuscoCast:
Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti, François Marthouret, Michel Beaune, Michel Robin, Jean Bouise, Guy Mairesse, Nicole Vervil (more)VOD (1)
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Anton Ludvik, aka Gerard, is vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia. He realizes he is watched and followed. One day, he is arrested and put into jail, in solitary confinement. Will be shown the mental tortures during the investigations and how a faithful top-ranking civil servant is made to confess to treason. Based on the true story of Czechoslovakian communist Artur London, this is not an anticommunist film but a plea against totalitaism. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Yves Montand
Italy
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
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The Wages of Fear (1953)
Simone Signoret
German Empire
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Gabriele Ferzetti
Italy
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The Confession (1970)
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François Marthouret
France
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The Confession (1970)
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Michel Beaune
France
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Michel Robin
France
Best movies:
Les Petites Fugues (1979)
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Jean Bouise
France
Best movies:
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Guy Mairesse
France
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Nicole Vervil
France
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Monique Chaumette
France
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Claude Vernier
German Empire
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Marcel Cuvelier
France
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Marc Eyraud
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
The Confession (1970)
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Charles Moulin
France
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The Confession (1970)
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Jean Lescot
France
Best movies:
The Confession (1970)
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Michel Vitold
Russian Empire
Best movies:
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Jacques Rispal
France
Best movies:
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Pierre Decazes
Best movies:
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Gérard Darrieu
France
Best movies:
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The Professional (1981)
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Umberto Raho
Italy
Best movies:
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