The Confession

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.

• Costa-GavrasDirector
• Jorge SemprúnScreenplay
• Giovanni FuscoOriginal Music Composer

• Yves MontandGérard
• Simone SignoretLise
• Gabriele FerzettiKohoutek
• Michel VitoldSmola
• Jean BouiseBoss of Factory
• Michel BeauneLawyer
• Jacques RispalFormer Secretary
• Antoine VitezCommunist Friend
• Michel RobinAttorney General
• László SzabóSecret Policeman
• Guy MairesseDoctor
• Marc EyraudPolitician