Ceausescu: Behind the Myth

Movie

3.0 (1)

1991

Documentary

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:

Gheorghe Apostrol, Emil Bobu, George H. W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Elena Ceaușescu

Production:

BBC, La Cinq