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The Confession (1970)

★ 7.8GP140 minDirector: Costa-Gavras

1970 film

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. Gavras did not intend the film as an anti-communist film but as a plea against totalitarianism and Stalinism.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Confession about?
The Confession (1970) — 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 jailed in solitary confinement, and tortured mentally during the investigation; will the faithful top-ranking civil servant be driv
Is The Confession based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Confession scary?
Content rating: GP. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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