Ceausescu: Behind the Myth

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.

Directed by Edward Behr

Top cast

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Gheorghe Apostrol

Self

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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)

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Nicu Ceausescu

Self (archive footage)

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Valentin Ceausescu

Self (archive footage)

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Zoia Ceausescu

Self

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Sergiu Celac

Self

Alexander Dubček

Self

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Florin Fugaru

Self

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David Funderburk

Self

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

Self (archive footage)

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Self

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self (archive footage)

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Vasile Ilie

Self

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William Luers

Self

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Ion Gheorghe Maurer

Self

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Iulian Mincu

Self

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