Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Ceausescu: Behind the Myth
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- en
Where to watch free (US)
No free providers found in US.
Cast
Gheorghe Apostrol
Self
Emil Bobu
Self
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage)
Elena Ceaușescu
Self (archive footage)
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Self (archive footage)
Nicu Ceausescu
Self (archive footage)
Valentin Ceausescu
Self (archive footage)
Zoia Ceausescu
Self
Sergiu Celac
Self
Alexander Dubček
Self
Florin Fugaru
Self
David Funderburk
Self
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Self (archive footage)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Self
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage)
Vasile Ilie
Self
William Luers
Self
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Self
Iulian Mincu
Self
Production Companies
BBC
La Cinq