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The Confession (1970)

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The vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, knowing he's being watched and followed, is one day arrested and put into solitary confinement.

Cast & Crew

Director
Costa-Gavras
  • Profile picture of Yves Montand
    Gérard (A.L. / Artur London) Yves Montand
  • Profile picture of Simone Signoret
    Lise (Mme L. / Lise London) Simone Signoret
  • Profile picture of Gabriele Ferzetti
    Kohoutek Gabriele Ferzetti
  • Profile picture of Michel Vitold
    Smola Michel Vitold
  • Profile picture of Jean Bouise
    Boss of factory Jean Bouise
  • Profile picture of Michel Beaune
    Lawyer Michel Beaune
  • Profile picture of Jacques Rispal
    Former secretary Jacques Rispal
  • Profile picture of Antoine Vitez
    Communist friend Antoine Vitez

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • czechoslovakia
  • based on true story
  • solitary confinement
  • torture
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • interrogation
  • secret police
  • stalinism
  • false confession
  • political thriller
  • show trial
  • interrogator
  • based on real events
  • forced confession