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    Ceausescu: Behind the Myth

    60'

    1991-05-14

    3

    Documentary

    Overview:

    Veteran journalist and author Edward Behr spent a year investigating the rise and fall of Nicolae Ceausescu. Executed on Christmas Day 1989, Ceausescu was once a hero to his own people, and in the west. Behr's film reveals the truth behind the myth, in a tale of megalomania, farce, and horror.

    WritingEdward BehrDirectingEdward Behr

    Cast

    1

    Self

    Gheorghe Apostrol

    1

    Self

    Emil Bobu

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    George H. W. Bush

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Jimmy Carter

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Elena Ceaușescu

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Nicolae Ceaușescu

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Nicu Ceausescu

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Valentin Ceausescu

    1

    Self

    Zoia Ceausescu

    1

    Self

    Sergiu Celac

    1

    Self

    Alexander Dubček

    1

    Self

    Florin Fugaru

    1

    Self

    David Funderburk

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

    1

    Self

    Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Mikhail Gorbachev

    1

    Self

    Vasile Ilie

    1

    Self

    William Luers

    1

    Self

    Ion Gheorghe Maurer

    1

    Self

    Iulian Mincu

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Richard Nixon

    1

    Self

    Ion Mihai Pacepa

    1

    Self

    Anca Petrescu

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Elizabeth II of the...

    1

    Self

    Ion Tecu

    1

    Self

    Liviu Turcu

    1

    Presenter

    Edward Behr

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. France
      2. United Kingdom
      3. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
      2. Romanian
    • List of companies:
      1. BBC
      2. La Cinq
    • Vote Count: 1
    • Popularity: 0.6532
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Ceausescu: Behind the Myth

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