Z (1969)

Z (1969)

He is alive! 1969-02-26 Algeria, France 127 Min. PG-13
7.8 519 votes

Overview

Amid a tense political climate, the opposition leader of an unnamed Cold War-era country is killed in what looks like an accident. When a prosecutor finds evidence of a government 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.

Cast

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