1991 · Edward Behr · 60 min
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.
George H. W. BushSelf (archive footage)
Jimmy CarterSelf (archive footage)
Elena CeaușescuSelf (archive footage)
Nicolae CeaușescuSelf (archive footage)Nicu CeausescuSelf (archive footage)Valentin CeausescuSelf (archive footage)Zoia CeausescuSelfSergiu CelacSelf
Alexander DubčekSelfFlorin FugaruSelfDavid FunderburkSelf
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-DejSelf (archive footage)
Valéry Giscard d'EstaingSelf