Title: The Confession (L'Aveu)
Release Date: 1970-04-29
IMDB ID: tt0065439
Vote Average: 7.343 (137 votes)
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.
Cast: Yves Montand (Gérard), Simone Signoret (Lise), Gabriele Ferzetti (Kohoutek), Michel Vitold (Smola), Jean Bouise (Boss of Factory), Michel Beaune (Lawyer),
Crew: Costa-Gavras (Director), Françoise Bonnot (Editor), Claude Hauser (Production Manager), Chris Marker (Still Photographer), Robert Dorfmann (Producer), Maud Begon (Makeup Artist),