The Confession

The Confession

7.4IMDb Score
Released:1970-04-29
Duration:139 min
Country:France,Italy
Director:Costa-Gavras
Actors:Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti, Michel Vitold, Jean Bouise
Production:Fono Roma, Les Films Corona, Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC), Selenia Cinematografica

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.

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