Z
February 26, 1969
Overview
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...More
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.
Cast and crew
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Costa-Gavras
Director
Yves Montand
The Deputy
Irene Papas
Hélène
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Examining Magistrate
Jacques Perrin
Photojournalist
Charles Denner
Manuel
François Périer
Public Prosecutor
Bernard Fresson
Matt
Pierre Dux
Gendarmerie General Missou
Georges Géret
Nick
Magali Noël
Nick's Sister
Marcel Bozzuffi
Vago
Julien Guiomar
Gendarmerie Colonel
Renato Salvatori
Yago
Jean Bouise
Deputy Georges Pirou
Clotilde Joano
Shoula
Maurice Baquet
Heroic Bricklayer
Habib Reda
Deputy Public Prosecutor
Hassan El-Hassani
General's Chauffeur
Gérard Darrieu
Barone
Jean-Pierre Miquel
Pierre
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Gendarmerie Officer
Jean Dasté
Illya Coste
Van Doude
Hospital Director
Jean-François Gobbi
Jimmy
Guy Mairesse
Dumas aka The Russian
Andrée Tainsy
Nick's Mother
Eva Simonet
Niki
François Chaumette
(voice)
AEM
Allel El Mouhib
José Artur
Editor-in-chief of the newspaper (uncredited)
Raoul Coutard
English Surgeon (uncredited)
SG
Steve Gadler
English Photographer (uncredited)
Gabriel Jabbour
Bozzini
Georges Rouquier
Attorney General (uncredited)