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The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
7.7 / 10• 2010• 3h 0m•NR• Romanian
Documentary
Storyline
The three-hour-long documentary covers 25 years in the life of Nicolae Ceaușescu and was made using 1,000 hours of original footage from the National Archives of Romania.
Cast & Crew
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Self (archive footage)
Lead
Elena Ceaușescu
Self (archive footage)
Leonid Brezhnev
Self (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
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Kim Il-sung
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Ion Iliescu
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Wojciech Jaruzelski
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrei Ujică's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
