Z 1969

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Amid a tense political climate, the opposition leader is killed in an apparent accident. When a prosecutor finds evidence of a cover-up, witnesses get targeted. A thinly veiled account of the 1963 assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis and its aftermath, Z captures the outrage about the US-backed military junta that ruled Greece at the time of its release.

Released: 1969-02-26
Runtime: 127 minutes
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Stars: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin, Charles Denner
Director: Costa-Gavras, Raoul Coutard, Míkis Theodorakis, Vasilis Vasilikos, Noureddine Hiahemzizou