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Z (1969)

Genres
Thriller, History, Drama
Runtime
2h 7m
Language
French
Release
69-02-26
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7.8/380

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Tagline

He is alive!

Plot

Amidst a heated political climate, the opposition leader is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. When a magistrate finds evidence of a government cover-up, witnesses start to get targeted. A thinly-fictionalized account of the events surrounding the assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis in 1963, Z captures the outrage about the military junta that ruled Greece at the time.

Cast
Yves Montand
Yves Montand Poster The Deputy, a doctor
Irene Papas
Irene Papas Poster Hélène, wife of the Deputy
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Trintignant Poster Examining Magistrate
Jacques Perrin
Jacques Perrin Poster Photojournalist
Charles Denner
Charles Denner Poster Manuel, friend of the Deputy, lawyer
François Périer
François Périer Poster Public Prosecutor
Bernard Fresson
Bernard Fresson Poster Matt, friend of the Deputy, lawyer
Pierre Dux
Pierre Dux Poster Gendarmerie General Missou
Georges Géret
Georges Géret Poster Nick
Magali Noël
Magali Noël Poster Nick's Sister
Marcel Bozzuffi
Marcel Bozzuffi Poster Vago
Julien Guiomar
Julien Guiomar Poster Gendarmerie Colonel
Renato Salvatori
Renato Salvatori Poster Yago
Jean Bouise
Jean Bouise Poster Deputy Georges Pirou, friend of the Deputy
Clotilde Joano
Clotilde Joano Poster Shoula
Maurice Baquet
Maurice Baquet Poster Heroic Bricklayer
Habib Reda
Habib Reda Poster Deputy Public Prosecutor
Hassan El-Hassani
Hassan El-Hassani Poster General's Chauffeur
Gérard Darrieu
Gérard Darrieu Poster Barone, activist of the CROC
Jean-Pierre Miquel
Jean-Pierre Miquel Poster Pierre, a lawyer
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Sid Ahmed Agoumi Poster Gendarmerie Officer
Jean Dasté
Jean Dasté Poster Illya Coste, chauffeur
Van Doude
Van Doude Poster Hospital Director
Jean-François Gobbi
Jean-François Gobbi Poster Jimmy, the boxer
Guy Mairesse
Guy Mairesse Poster Dumas aka The Russian
Andrée Tainsy
Andrée Tainsy Poster Nick's Mother
Eva Simonet
Eva Simonet Poster Niki, the Prosecutor's Daughter
François Chaumette
François Chaumette Poster (voice)
Allel El Mouhib
Allel El Mouhib Poster
José Artur
José Artur Poster Editor-in-chief of the newspaper (uncredited)
Raoul Coutard
Raoul Coutard Poster English Surgeon (uncredited)
Steve Gadler
Steve Gadler Poster English Photographer (uncredited)
Gabriel Jabbour
Gabriel Jabbour Poster Bozzini, secretary of the investigating judge (uncredited)
Georges Rouquier
Georges Rouquier Poster Attorney General (uncredited)
Director
Costa-Gavras Costa-Gavras Poster
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