Z

Z

1969
2h 7min

Amid a tense political climate, the opposition leader is killed in an apparent accident. When a prosecutor finds evidence of a cover-up, witnesses get targeted. A thinly veiled account of the 1963 assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis and its aftermath, Z captures the outrage about the US-backed military junta that ruled Greece at the time of its release.

Z

Storyline

Amid a tense political climate, the opposition leader is killed in an apparent accident. When a prosecutor finds evidence of a cover-up, witnesses get targeted. A thinly veiled account of the 1963 assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis and its aftermath, Z captures the outrage about the US-backed military junta that ruled Greece at the time of its release.
    Released
    26 February 1969
    Runtime
    2h 7min
    Director
    Revenue
    $83,305
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    Valoria Films, Reggane Films, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Cast
Yves Montand
Yves Montand
The Deputy, a doctor
Irene Papas
Irene Papas
Hélène, wife of the Deputy
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Examining Magistrate
Jacques Perrin
Jacques Perrin
Photojournalist
Charles Denner
Charles Denner
Manuel, friend of the Deputy, lawyer
François Périer
François Périer
Public Prosecutor
Bernard Fresson
Bernard Fresson
Matt, friend of the Deputy, lawyer
Pierre Dux
Pierre Dux
Gendarmerie General Missou
Georges Géret
Georges Géret
Nick
Magali Noël
Magali Noël
Nick's Sister
Marcel Bozzuffi
Marcel Bozzuffi
Vago
Julien Guiomar
Julien Guiomar
Gendarmerie Colonel
Renato Salvatori
Renato Salvatori
Yago
Jean Bouise
Jean Bouise
Deputy Georges Pirou, friend of the Deputy
Clotilde Joano
Clotilde Joano
Shoula
Maurice Baquet
Maurice Baquet
Heroic Bricklayer
Habib Reda
Habib Reda
Deputy Public Prosecutor
Hassan El-Hassani
Hassan El-Hassani
General's Chauffeur
Gérard Darrieu
Gérard Darrieu
Barone, activist of the CROC
Jean-Pierre Miquel
Jean-Pierre Miquel
Pierre, a lawyer
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Gendarmerie Officer
Jean Dasté
Jean Dasté
Illya Coste, chauffeur
Van Doude
Van Doude
Hospital Director
Jean-François Gobbi
Jean-François Gobbi
Jimmy, the boxer
Guy Mairesse
Guy Mairesse
Dumas aka The Russian
Andrée Tainsy
Andrée Tainsy
Nick's Mother
Eva Simonet
Eva Simonet
Niki, the Prosecutor's Daughter
François Chaumette
François Chaumette
(voice)
Allel El Mouhib
Acting
José Artur
José Artur
Editor-in-chief of the newspaper (uncredited)
Raoul Coutard
Raoul Coutard
English Surgeon (uncredited)
Steve Gadler
English Photographer (uncredited)
Gabriel Jabbour
Gabriel Jabbour
Bozzini, secretary of the investigating judge (uncredited)
Georges Rouquier
Georges Rouquier
Attorney General (uncredited)
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