Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises troubling questions. Though it’s too late to save Z’s life, a postmortem examination suggests that the ruling party was behind his death. As the facts leak out, those who tell the truth pay the price for their honesty.
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Film Cast:

• Z: Yves Montand
• Hélène: Irene Papas
• Examining Magistrate: Jean-Louis Trintignant
• Photojournalist: Jacques Perrin
• Manuel: Charles Denner
• Matt: Bernard Fresson
• Public Prosecutor: François Périer
• General: Pierre Dux
• Nick: Georges Géret
• Nick’s Sister: Magali Noël
• Vago: Marcel Bozzuffi
• Yago: Renato Salvatori
• Colonel: Julien Guiomar
• Illya Coste: Jean Dasté
• Shoula: Clotilde Joano
• Heroic Bricklayer: Maurice Baquet
• General’s Chauffeur: Hassan El-Hassani
• Barone: Gérard Darrieu
• Georges Pirou: Jean Bouise
• Pierre, a lawyer: Jean-Pierre Miquel
• Hospital Director: Van Doude
• Dumas aka The Russian: Guy Mairesse
• Nick’s Mother: Andrée Tainsy
• Niki, the Prosecutor’s Daughter: Eva Simonet
• (voice): François Chaumette
• Le rédacteur en chef du journal (uncredited): José Artur
• Le chirurgien anglais (uncredited): Raoul Coutard
• Le photographe anglais (uncredited): Steve Gadler
• Bozzini (uncredited): Gabriel Jabbour
• (uncredited): Sid Ahmed Agoumi
• (uncredited): Georges Rouquier

Film Crew:

• Director: Costa-Gavras
• Original Music Composer: Míkis Theodorakis
• Editor: Françoise Bonnot
• Director of Photography: Raoul Coutard
• Associate Producer: Eric Schlumberger
• Producer: Jacques Perrin
• Production Manager: Hubert Mérial
• Sound Engineer: Jean Nény
• Novel: Vasilis Vasilikos
• Author: Jorge Semprún
• Set Decoration: Jacques D’Ovidio
• Stunt Coordinator: Yvan Chiffre
• Producer: Ahmed Rachedi
• Orchestrator: Bernard Gérard
• Costume Design: Piet Bolscher
• Assistant Director: Philippe Monnier
• Assistant Director: Ghaouti Bendedouche
• Sound Engineer: Alex Pront
• Sound Editor: Michèle Boëhm
• Camera Operator: Georges Liron
• Camera Operator: Jean Garcenot
• Script Supervisor: Annie Maurel

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