Z Poster

Z

78.21% | February 26, 1969 | Thriller, Crime, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Costa-Gavras
Director
Raoul Coutard
Director of Photography
Míkis Theodorakis
Original Music Composer

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