The Confession
by Costa-Gavras8h501970France
Recommended byGérard Krawczyk
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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. We are shown the mental tortures during the investigation and how a faithful top-ranking civil servant is made to confess to treason. Based on the true story of Czechoslovakian communist Artur London.
Credits
- Production Compagny : Les Films Corona, Fono Roma, Selenia Cinematografica, Les Films Pomereu
- Distributor : KG Productions
- Photo Director : Raoul Coutard
- Set Decoration : Bernard Evein
- Costume Design : Jacqueline Moreau
- Sound Recorder : William Robert Sivel
- Editing : Françoise Bonnot
- Dialogs : Jorge Semprún
- Original Work Author : Lise London, Arthur London
- Director : Costa-Gavras
Technical details
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- Year of production : 1970
- French release date : 21 avril 1970
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language :
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