Watch Ceausescu: Behind the Myth (1991) Official Trailer
3 / 10 IMDb May 14, 1991 1h 0m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 0m
Release Date
May 14, 1991
Genre
Documentary
Status
Released
Languages
English, Romanian
Country
France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
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Gheorghe Apostrol
as Self
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Emil Bobu
as Self
George H. W. Bush
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
as Self (archive footage)
Elena Ceaușescu
as Self (archive footage)
Nicolae Ceaușescu
as Self (archive footage)
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Nicu Ceausescu
as Self (archive footage)
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Valentin Ceausescu
as Self (archive footage)
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Zoia Ceausescu
as Self
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Sergiu Celac
as Self
Alexander Dubček
as Self
No photo
Florin Fugaru
as Self
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David Funderburk
as Self
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
as Self (archive footage)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
as Self
Mikhail Gorbachev
as Self (archive footage)
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Vasile Ilie
as Self
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William Luers
as Self
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Ion Gheorghe Maurer
as Self
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Iulian Mincu
as Self
Production Companies
BBC
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