Ceausescu: Behind the Myth
Edward Behr1991-05-14
3
60 min
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.
Cast
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Gheorghe Apostrol | Self | Unowned |
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Emil Bobu | Self | Unowned |
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George H. W. Bush | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jimmy Carter | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Elena Ceaușescu | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Nicolae Ceaușescu | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Nicu Ceausescu | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Valentin Ceausescu | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Zoia Ceausescu | Self | Unowned |
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Sergiu Celac | Self | Unowned |
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Alexander Dubček | Self | Unowned |
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Florin Fugaru | Self | Unowned |
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David Funderburk | Self | Unowned |
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Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | Self | Unowned |
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Mikhail Gorbachev | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Vasile Ilie | Self | Unowned |
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William Luers | Self | Unowned |
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Ion Gheorghe Maurer | Self | Unowned |
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Iulian Mincu | Self | Unowned |
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Richard Nixon | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Ion Mihai Pacepa | Self | Unowned |
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Anca Petrescu | Self | Unowned |
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Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Ion Tecu | Self | Unowned |
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Liviu Turcu | Self | Unowned |
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Edward Behr | Presenter | Unowned |