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
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
Crew
Edward Behr
Director, Writer
Bob Ferris
Editor
Roger Moffatt
Editor
Anthony Geffen
Producer
Jon Keeping
Camera Operator
John Goodyer
Camera Operator
Raymond Grosjean
Camera Operator
Neil Elphinstone
Sound Recordist
Rolf Eisbrenner
Sound Recordist
John Hore
Sound
Richard Freeman
ADR Editor
Chris Pow
ADR Mixer
Malcolm Clark
Music
Viorica Cursaru
Translator
Doina Kelman
Translator
Mihaela Filip
Production Manager
Dan Stamatoiu
Researcher
Simona Toncea
Researcher
Val Evans
Researcher
Jane Walker
Graphic Designer
Sue Gagan
Research Assistant
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