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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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