Overview
In 1950s communist Czechoslovakia, a government minister, a war veteran long a loyal party man, leads a relatively comfortable life with his wife. However, he soon finds himself under surveillance, then under arrest. Unclear what his offense is, agents for the totalitarian regime interrogate and torture him, aiming to use their unending power to gain a false confession for these supposed crimes against the state.
Cast
- Yves Montand as Gérard
- Simone Signoret as Lise
- Gabriele Ferzetti as Kohoutek
- Michel Vitold as Smola
- Jean Bouise as Boss of Factory
- Michel Beaune as Lawyer
- Jacques Rispal as Former Secretary
- Antoine Vitez as Communist Friend
- Michel Robin as Attorney General
- László Szabó as Secret Policeman