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The Confession (1970)

The Confession (1970)

Drama Thriller
Release Date: 1970, April 29
Directors: Costa-Gavras
Countries: France, Italy
Production: Fono Roma, Fono Roma, Les Films Corona, Les Films Corona, Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC), Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC), Selenia Cinematografica, Selenia Cinematografica
Cast: Gabriele Ferzetti, Simone Signoret, Jacques Rispal, Michel Robin, Jean Bouise, Umberto Raho, Marc Arian, Marc Eyraud, László Szabó, Yves Montand, Gérard Darrieu, Guy Mairesse

Overview:

In 1950s communist Czechoslovakia, a government minister, a war veteran long a loyal party man, leads a relatively comfortable life with his wife. However, he soon finds himself under surveillance, then under arrest. Unclear what his offense is, agents for the totalitarian regime interrogate and torture him, aiming to use their unending power to gain a false confession for these supposed crimes against the state.

Keywords:

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