Film

The Confession

1970 · 2h 19m · Drama · Thriller

IMDb

7.8

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

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.

Yves Montand

Gérard

Simone Signoret

Lise

Gabriele Ferzetti

Kohoutek

Michel Vitold

Smola

Jean Bouise

Boss of Factory

Michel Beaune

Lawyer

Jacques Rispal

Former Secretary

Antoine Vitez

Communist Friend

Michel Robin

Attorney General

László Szabó

Secret Policeman

Guy Mairesse

Doctor

Marc Eyraud

Politician

Gérard Darrieu

Policeman

Umberto Raho

Jaretzki

Georges Aubert

Tonda

Marcel Cuvelier

Josef Pavel

• Costa-GavrasDirector
• Jorge SemprúnScreenplay
• Robert DorfmannProducer
• Bertrand JavalProducer
• Raoul CoutardDirector of Photography
• Giovanni FuscoOriginal Music Composer
• Françoise BonnotEditor

Release date

April 29, 1970

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

2h 19m

Rated

e 16

Genres

Drama, Thriller

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