Z (1969)
He is alive!
127 min
A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth, but a tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.
- Release date
- February 26, 1969
- Country of origin
- France, Algeria
- Box office
- $83,305
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Cast
- Yves Montand as Z
- Irene Papas as Hélène
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Le juge d'instruction
- Jacques Perrin as Le photojournaliste
- Charles Denner as Manuel
- François Périer as Le procureur
- Bernard Fresson as Matt
- Pierre Dux as Le général de gendarmerie Missou
- Georges Géret as Nick
- Magali Noël as Nick's Sister
- Marcel Bozzuffi as Vago
- Julien Guiomar as Gendarmerie Colonel
- Renato Salvatori as Yago
- Jean Bouise as Deputy Georges Pirou
- Clotilde Joano as Shoula
- Maurice Baquet as Heroic Bricklayer
- Habib Reda as Deputy Public Prosecutor
- Hassan El-Hassani as General's Chauffeur
- Gérard Darrieu as Barone
- Jean-Pierre Miquel as Pierre
- Sid Ahmed Agoumi as Gendarmerie Officer
- Jean Dasté as Illya Coste
- Van Doude as Hospital Director
- Jean-François Gobbi as Jimmy
- Guy Mairesse as Dumas aka The Russian
- Andrée Tainsy as Nick's Mother
- Eva Simonet as Niki
- François Chaumette as (voice)
- José Artur as Editor-in-Chief of the Newspaper (uncredited)
Crew
- Costa-Gavras · Director
- Vassilis Vassilikos · Writer
- Jorge Semprún · Writer
- Mikis Theodorakis · Composer
- Raoul Coutard · Cinematographer
- Françoise Bonnot · Editor
- Jacques D'Ovidio · Production designer