
Release Date
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Original Release
February 26, 1969
2h 7m
Z (1969)
â 7.8127 min
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, âZâ captures the outrage at the US-backed junta that ruled Greece at the time of its release.
Director

Costa-Gavras
Department: Directing
âPopularity: 2.5
Cast

Yves Montand
The Deputy, a doctor
â1.8

Irene Papas
HélÚne, wife of the Deputy
â8.1

Jean-Louis Trintignant
Examining Magistrate
â1.2

Jacques Perrin
Photojournalist
â2.3

Charles Denner
Manuel, friend of the Deputy, lawyer
â3.7

François Périer
Public Prosecutor
â1.7

Bernard Fresson
Matt, friend of the Deputy, lawyer
â2.8

Pierre Dux
Gendarmerie General Missou
â0.4

Georges Géret
Nick
â1.9

Magali Noël
Nick's Sister
â2.2
Genres
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Production Companies
Valoria FilmsReggane Films
Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
