Ceausescu: Behind the Myth

1991

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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.

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Writers

Edward Behr(writer by)
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George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
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Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage)
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Elena Ceaușescu
Self (archive footage)
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Nicolae Ceaușescu
Self (archive footage)
Nicu Ceausescu
Self (archive footage)
Valentin Ceausescu
Self (archive footage)
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Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Self (archive footage)
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage)

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Edward Behr(writer by)

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Release date

May 14, 1991 (United States)

Country of origin

France

Languages

English
Romanian

Production companies

BBC
La Cinq

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