Z

Name: Z
Director: Costa-Gavras
Released: 1968
Cast: Jean Bouise, Bernard Fresson, Jacques Perrin, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Yves Montand

by Costa-Gavras2h051968France

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Dans un pays fictif de la Méditerranée, Z est député et le représentant du mouvement national pour la paix. Alors qu’il vient de finir son discours lors d’un meeting pacifiste, il est violemment percuté par un triporteur et tué sur le coup. Les enquêteurs de la police concluent vite à un accident. Mais le juge d’instruction qui s’occupe de l’enquête en vient à une toute autre conclusion. Tous les éléments mènent à croire qu’il s’agit en fait d’un attentat politique, orchestré par la police elle-même.

Note : le film est librement inspiré de l’assassinat de l’activiste grec Gregoris Lambrakis qui eut lieu en 1963.

Cast and crew

Credits
- Directed by : Costa-Gavras
- Screenplay : Jorge Semprún
- Dialogues : Jorge Semprún
- Cinematography : Raoul Coutard
- Décors : Jacques d' Ovidio
- Editor : Françoise Bonnot
- Original score : Mikis Theodorakis
- Sound engineer : Alex Pront, Jean Nemy, Dahmane Sidi Boumedienne, Michèle Boëhm
- Producing company : Reggane Films, ONCIC - Office National Commerce Industrie Cinéma
- Rights holder : KG Productions
- Auteur de l'oeuvre originale : Vassilis Vassilikos
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Year of production : 1968
- French release date : 27 février 1969
- Category : Long métrage
- Color : Couleurs
- Language : Français

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