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7.4In 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.
Released: 1970-04-29139 minDir: Costa-GavrasDrama, Thriller
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
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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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 140
- FilmAffinity ID
- 830010
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- publication date
- 1970-01-01
- title
- L'Aveu
- review score
- 100%
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Categories
1970 drama films1970 films1970 French films1970 French-language films1970 Italian filmsDrama films based on actual eventsFilms about capital punishmentFilms about miscarriage of justiceFilms about Soviet repressionFilms based on non-fiction booksFilms critical of communismFilms directed by Costa GavrasFilms produced by Robert DorfmannFilms scored by Giovanni FuscoFilms set in 1951Films set in 1968Films set in CzechoslovakiaFilms set in PragueFrench drama filmsItalian drama filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date