Ceausescu: Behind the Myth (1991)
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.
- Date of release
- 1991-05-14
- TMDB
- 3.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Edward Behr
Casting
- 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
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