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.
Released: Feb 26, 1969
Runtime: 127 minutes
Stars: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin, Charles Denner, François Périer
Crew: Costa-Gavras (Director), Raoul Coutard (Director of Photography), Míkis Theodorakis (Original Music Composer), Vasilis Vasilikos (Novel), Noureddine Hiahemzizou (Assistant Set Decoration), Jorge Semprún (Writer)