Z (1969)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $83,305.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 3.531 |
Directed By
Costa-Gavras
Crew
Costa-Gavras
Raoul Coutard
Míkis Theodorakis
Vasilis Vasilikos
Noureddine Hiahemzizou
Jorge Semprún
Costa-Gavras
Philippe d'Argila
Eric Schlumberger
Françoise Bonnot
Jacques d'Ovidio
Jacques d'Ovidio
Piet Bolscher
Hubert Mérial
Ghaouti Bendedouche
Philippe Monnier
Michèle Boëhm
Jean Nény
Alex Pront
Yvan Chiffre
Jean Garcenot
Georges Liron
Bernard Gérard
Ahmed Rachedi
Jacques Perrin
Annie Maurel
TOP CAST
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
Marcel Bozzuffi
Vago
Julien Guiomar
Gendarmerie Colonel
Renato Salvatori
Yago
Jean Bouise
Deputy Georges Pirou, friend of the Deputy
Clotilde Joano
Shoula
Maurice Baquet
Heroic Bricklayer
Habib Reda
Deputy Public Prosecutor
Hassan El-Hassani
General's Chauffeur
Gérard Darrieu
Barone, activist of the CROC
Jean-Pierre Miquel
Pierre, a lawyer
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Gendarmerie Officer
Jean Dasté
Illya Coste, chauffeur
Van Doude
Hospital Director
Jean-François Gobbi
Jimmy, the boxer
Guy Mairesse
Dumas aka The Russian
Andrée Tainsy
Nick's Mother
Eva Simonet
Niki, the Prosecutor's Daughter
François Chaumette
(voice)
José Artur
Editor-in-chief of the newspaper (uncredited)
Raoul Coutard
English Surgeon (uncredited)
Steve Gadler
English Photographer (uncredited)
Gabriel Jabbour
Bozzini, secretary of the investigating judge (uncredited)
Georges Rouquier
Attorney General (uncredited)
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