Ceausescu: Behind the Myth

Ceausescu: Behind the Myth (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.

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  • Release Date: 1991-05-14
  • Runtime: 1h 0min
  • Director: Edward Behr

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Cast

  • 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

  • David Funderburk

    Self

  • Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

    Self (archive footage)

  • Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

    Self

  • Mikhail Gorbachev

    Self (archive footage)

  • Vasile Ilie

    Self

  • William Luers

    Self

  • Ion Gheorghe Maurer

    Self

  • Iulian Mincu

    Self

  • Richard Nixon

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ion Mihai Pacepa

    Self

  • Anca Petrescu

    Self

  • Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ion Tecu

    Self

  • Liviu Turcu

    Self

  • Edward Behr

    Presenter