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The Confession
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.
1970 · Directed by Costa-Gavras · 139 min · Drama · Thriller · 9 frames
Crew
- Screenplay: Jorge Semprún
- Cinematography: Raoul Coutard
- Edited by: Françoise Bonnot
- Music: Giovanni Fusco
- Production design: Bernard Evein
- Produced by: Robert Dorfmann, Bertrand Javal
Cast
- Yves Montand as Gérard
- Simone Signoret as Lise
- Gabriele Ferzetti as Kohoutek
- Michel Vitold as Smola
- Jean Bouise as Boss of Factory
- Michel Beaune as Lawyer
- Jacques Rispal as Former Secretary
- Antoine Vitez as Communist Friend
- Michel Robin as Attorney General
- Szabó László as Secret Policeman
Production
- Country: France, Italy
- Language: French, Spanish
- Studios: Fono Roma, Les Films Corona, Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC), Selenia Cinematografica
- Themes: based on novel or book, czechoslovakia, based on true story, solitary confinement, torture, based on memoir or autobiography, interrogation, secret police, stalinism, false confession
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