Z

• 7.83 Thriller
• 1969-02-26
• 127 minutes mins

Amid a tense political climate, the opposition leader is killed in an apparent accident. When a prosecutor finds evidence of a cover-up, witnesses start to 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.

Starring:

Yves Montand (The Deputy, a doctor) Irene Papas (Hélène, wife of the Deputy) Jean-Louis Trintignant (Examining Magistrate) Jacques Perrin (Photojournalist) Charles Denner (Manuel, friend of the Deputy, lawyer) François Périer (Public Prosecutor) Bernard Fresson (Matt, friend of the Deputy, lawyer) Pierre Dux (Gendarmerie General Missou) Georges Géret (Nick) Magali Noël (Nick's Sister)

Director:

Costa-Gavras

Writer:

Jorge Semprún Costa-Gavras