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Z (1969)

Z (1969)

NR 127 minutes FR Thriller , Crime , Drama
He is alive!
Amidst a heated political climate, the opposition leader is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. When a magistrate finds evidence of a government cover-up, witnesses start to get targeted. A thinly-fictionalized account of the events surrounding the assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis in 1963, Z captures the outrage about the military junta that ruled Greece at the time.
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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
Magali Noël
Nick's Sister
Julien Guiomar
Gendarmerie Colonel

Production crew

Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
Production Design
Camera Operator
Orchestrator
Sound Engineer
Stunt Coordinator
Costume Design
Production companies: Valoria Films, Reggane Films, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Production countries: Algeria, France
Revenue: $83,305

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