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Z (1969)

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He is alive!

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

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Cast & Crew

Director
Costa-Gavras
  • Profile picture of Yves Montand
    The Deputy, a doctor Yves Montand
  • Profile picture of Irene Papas
    Hélène, wife of the Deputy Irene Papas
  • Profile picture of Jean-Louis Trintignant
    Examining Magistrate Jean-Louis Trintignant
  • Profile picture of Jacques Perrin
    Photojournalist Jacques Perrin
  • Profile picture of Charles Denner
    Manuel, friend of the Deputy, lawyer Charles Denner
  • Profile picture of François Périer
    Public Prosecutor François Périer
  • Profile picture of Bernard Fresson
    Matt, friend of the Deputy, lawyer Bernard Fresson
  • Profile picture of Pierre Dux
    Gendarmerie General Missou Pierre Dux

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Keywords

  • central intelligence agency (cia)
  • assassination
  • government
  • corruption
  • police
  • politics
  • fascism
  • greece
  • investigation
  • pacifism
  • coup d'etat
  • anti-communism
  • cover-up
  • conspiracy
  • police corruption
  • political assassination
  • justice
  • right wing
  • government corruption
  • military coup
  • dreyfus affair
  • rally
  • far right
  • greek military junta
  • far-right organization
  • power