The Confession(Movie, 1970)

Name: The Confession
Genre: Drama
Released: 1970
Duration: T02:19:00
Rating: 3.6

Original title: "L'Aveu" (French/FR)

2h 19min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 48 votes)

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. ()

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About The Confession

The vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, knowing he's being watched and followed, is one day arrested and put into solitary confinement by his blackmailers.

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Trailer for The Confession + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Raoul Coutard on THE CONFESSION(Featurette, 1:33)

Raoul Coutard on THE CONFESSION (Featurette) | L'Aveu (1970) Bande Annonce VF [HD] (Trailer, FR) | L'aveu ( extrait ) (Clip, FR) | L'aveu (de Costa-Gavras) (Clip, FR)

Additional Information

Production countries: France, Italy

Plays in: Czech Republic

Based on the work of: Artur London ("The Confession")

Made by: Paramount Pictures, Les Films Corona, Fono Roma, Selenia Cinematografica, Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC)

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: Spanish (ES), French (FR)

Translated into 16 languages: Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/09/1970 (World premiere: 04/29/1970)

Cast: Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti, André Maurice Cellié, Antoine Vitez, Charles Moulin, Claude Vernier, François Marthouret, Gérard Darrieu, Gilles Ségal, Guy Mairesse, Henri Marteau, Jacques Marbeuf, Jacques Rispal, Jean Bouise, Jean Lescot, Jean-Paul Cisife, László Szabó, Marc Eyraud, Marcel Cuvelier, Maurice Jacquemont, Michel Beaune, Michel Robin, Michel Vitold, Monique Chaumette, Nicole Vervil, Patrick Lancelot, Paul Savatier, Pierre Decazes, Pierre Moncorbier, Pierre Vielhescaze, Sacha Briquet, Thierry Bosc, Umberto Raho, Marc Arian, Georges Aubert

Director: Costa-Gavras

Producer: Robert Dorfmann, Bertrand Javal

Screenwriter: Jorge Semprún, Lise London, Artur London

Film Editor: Françoise Bonnot

Director of Photography: Raoul Coutard

Composer: Giovanni Fusco

Production Designer: Bernard Evein

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The Confession – Das Geständnis"

"Tilståelsen"

"Tunnustus"

"I omologia"

"Vallomás"

"De Bekentenis"

"Tilståelsen"

"Spowiedź"

"Bekännelsen"

Keywords: political thriller

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Raoul Coutard on THE CONFESSION(Featurette, 1:33)

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