Ceausescu: Behind the Myth
30 %|May 14, 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.
Featured Crew
Neil Elphinstone
Sound Recordist
Richard Freeman
ADR Editor
Sue Gagan
Research Assistant
Val Evans
Researcher
Dan Stamatoiu
Researcher
Simona Toncea
Researcher
Bob Ferris
Editor
Anthony Geffen
Producer
Cast
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)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage)
Vasile Ilie
Self
William Luers
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