Artur London was arrested in 1951 in a Stalinist purge, imprisoned and tortured for two years and forced to confess in the Slansky Trial, one of the last Stalinist "show trials" in Eastern Europe. The documentary explores some of the reasons for the controversy aroused by Costa-Gavras' The Confession, which had been accused of being anti-communist, and it highlights the political importance of filmmaking which, by its nature, is a fiction intended for the general public.
Credits
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London Cast
Name |
Character |
Yves Montand
He was 49, 70 years old when he died
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as Himself - Interviewee |
Simone Signoret
She was 50, 64 years old when she died
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as Herself - Interviewee |
Costa-Gavras
He was 38, now 91 years old
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as Himself - Interviewee |
Jorge Semprún
He was 47, 87 years old when he died
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as Himself - Interviewee |
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London Crew
Name |
Department |
Chris Marker as Director. He was 49 (91) years old when He died
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Directing |