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Z

"He is alive!"

1969-02-26
7.775
fr 127m
ThrillerCrimeDrama
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.

Director

Costa-Gavras

Director of Photography

Raoul Coutard

Original Music Composer

Míkis Theodorakis

Novel

Vasilis Vasilikos

Assistant Set Decoration

Noureddine Hiahemzizou

Writer

Jorge Semprún

central intelligence agency (cia) assassination government corruption police politics fascism greece investigation pacifism coup d'etat anti-communism cover-up conspiracy police corruption political assassination justice right wing government corruption military coup dreyfus affair rally far right greek military junta far-right organization power

Status

Released

Revenue

$83,305

Countries

  • Algeria
  • France

Companies

  • Valoria Films
  • Reggane Films
  • Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)

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