Ceausescu: Behind the Myth

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Release date: May 14, 1991
Duration: 60 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
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Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage)
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Elena Ceaușescu
Self (archive footage)