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The Confession (French: L'aveu) is a 1970 French-Italian film directed by Costa-Gavras starring Yves Montand and Simone Signoret. It is based on the true story of the Czechoslovak communist committed leftist Artur London, a defendant in the Slánský trial.
Dec 9, 1970 · The Confession: Directed by Costa-Gavras. With Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti, Michel Vitold. A high-ranking official is forced to confess to high treason.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Costa-Gavras
- 1970-12-09
Based on a harrowing true story from the era of Soviet bloc show trials, the film stars Yves Montand as a Czechoslovak Communist Party official who, in the early fifties, is abducted, imprisoned, and interrogated over a frighteningly long period, and left in the dark about his captors’ motives.
- Artur London/Gérard
Jul 25, 2015 · The Confession, 1970, Costa-Gavras. Jul 25. Posted by aaronwest. “An individual may be guilty not because he is guilty, but because he is thought so.” “Confession is the highest form of self-criticism. And self-criticism is the principal value of communism.”
A Czech government official charged with treason is subjected to brutal interrogation methods.
- Costa-Gavras, Alain Corneau
- Yves Montand
Based on the true story of Czech communist Artur London. — Yepok. Gérard (only his currently-assumed name) has been a loyal Communist for most of his life, from being a member of the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War, to working for the French Resistance against the Nazis.
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The Confession is a film directed by Costa-Gavras with Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti, Michel Vitold .... Year: 1970. Original title: L'aveu. Synopsis: Anton Ludvik, aka Gerard, is vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia. He realizes he is watched and followed.
