You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
1971 · 6.6/10
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Artur London
Actor · born 1 February 1915 · Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Artur London (1 February 1915 – 8 November 1986) was a Czechoslovak communist politician and co-defendant in the Slánský Trial in 1952. Though he was sentenced to life in prison, he was freed in 1955; he then settled in France with his wife Lise London. In 1968 he published his memoirs in L'Aveu (The Confession), a book which resonated internationally, soon to be adapted by Costa-Gavras in the movie of the same name.
He was born in Ostrava, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) to a Jewish family.
Where to start: You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London (1971).
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