The Confession

2D35 mmORES15
Director:Costa-Gavras
Premiere:1. June 1990
Length:140 minutes
Genre:Drama, Thriller

The Confession

L’Aveu; Costa-Gavras, 1970, versions: OR,ES, languages: fra

Filmotéka: V osídlach moci

Director: Costa-Gavras • Scenario: Jorge Semprún • Kameraman: Raoul Coutard • Actors: Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti, François Marthouret, Michel Beaune

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.

Length: 140 min

Year: 1970
Local premiere date: 1. June 1990

Country of origin:

  • Italy
  • France

Language version:

OR - Original version (french)
ES - English subtitles

Filmotéka: V osídlach moci

Director: Costa-Gavras • Scenario: Jorge Semprún • Kameraman: Raoul Coutard • Actors: Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti, François Marthouret, Michel Beaune

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.

Year: 1970
Local premiere date: 1. June 1990

Country of origin:

  • Italy
  • France

Language version:

OR - Original version (french)
ES - English subtitles