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The Confession
★ 7.4· 1970· 139 min· Popularity 0
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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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Release Date: 4/29/1970
Runtime: 139 minutes
Languages: French, Spanish
Director: Costa-Gavras
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Companies: Fono Roma, Les Films Corona, Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC), Selenia Cinematografica
Countries: France, Italy
Where to watch · US
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Keywords
based on novel or bookczechoslovakiabased on true storysolitary confinementtorturebased on memoir or autobiographyinterrogationsecret policestalinismfalse confessionpolitical thrillershow trialinterrogatorforced confession
