The Confession

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-12-09

Languages:

Spanish, French

Countries:

France, Italy

Runtime:

139 min

Rated:

GP

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (1728 Reviews)

Director:

Costa-Gavras

Genres:

Drama Thriller

Cast:

Yves Montand Simone Signoret Gabriele Ferzetti Michel Vitold

Writer:

Lise London (book)

Artur London (book)

Jorge Semprèn (adaptation)

Fullplot:

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.

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