The Confession by Costa-Gavras Criterion Collection Blu-ray 05/26/15

This Costa-Gavras thriller stars Yves Montand as an East European government functionary, inexplicably imprisoned by his Communist superiors. He is not told why he has been arrested, nor has his wife (Simone Signoret) been informed of his fate. Undergoing psychological torture, Montand is grilled about his wartime activities. At the end of his rope, Montand agrees to sign several papers that are thrust before him. He eventually discovers that he's to be a defendant in a "show trial" conducted by his government. He never knows the whys and wherefores of the whole affair -- nor does the audience. The Confession was based on the true story of loyal Communist Arthur London's unjustified purge trial of 1951. Despite the film's confusion, Costa-Gavras' Kafkaesque view of the world, in which the individual is overwhelmed by events that he can't possibly begin to understand, struck a responsive chord in the chaotic early '70s.


Condition: New

Actors: Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti
Directors: Costa-Gavras
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
Unrated
Not Rated
Studio: Criterion Collection (Direct)
DVD Release Date: May 26, 2015
Run Time: 139 minutes

Cast & Crew

Yves Montand Gerard
Simone Signoret Lise
Michel Vitold Smola
Jean Bouise Boss
Georges Aubert Actor
Michel Beaune Actor
André Cellier Actor
Monique Chaumette Actor
Gérard Darrieu Actor
Pierre Decazes Actor
Marc Eyraud Actor
Maurice Jacquemont Actor
William Jacques Actor
Guy Mairesse Actor
Henri Marteau Actor
Francois Marthouret Actor
Pierre Moncorbier Actor
Charles Moulin Actor
Umberto Raho Actor
Jacques Rispal Actor
Michel Robin Actor
Gilles Segal Actor
Nicole Vervil Actor
Antoine Vitez Actor
Marcel Cuvelier Actor
Jean-Francois Gobbi Actor
Gabriele Ferzetti Kohoutek
Jean Lescto Actor
Laszlo Szabo Secret Policeman
Patrick Lancelot Actor

Technical Credits

Costa-Gavras Director
Françoise Bonnot Editor
Alain Corneau Asst. Director
Raoul Coutard Cinematographer
Robert Dorfmann Producer
Bernard Evein Art Director,Production Designer
Giovanni Fusco Score Composer
Claude Hauser Production Designer
Bertrand Javal Producer
Jorge Semprun Screenwriter
William Robert Sivel Sound/Sound Designer