Direction: Kostas Gavras
Scenario: Jorge Semprun, Kostas Gavras
Director of Photography: Raoul Coutard
Montage: Françoise Bonnot
Music: Mikis Theodorakis
Production: Jacques Perrin, Ahmed Rachedi
Country of Production: Algeria, France / Algeria, France
Runtime: 127 min
Production Year: 1969
Language: English, French, Russian
Subtitles: English
Yves Montand, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Irene Papa, Jacques Perrin, François Périer, Charles Denner, Pierre Dux, Georges Géret, Renato Salvatori, Bernard Fresson, Clotilde Joano
"Any resemblance to true events, with faces alive or dead, is deliberate!" the sincere rage that runs through Gavras' classic political thriller becomes apparent in every frame, from credits to looks, from demonstrations to interrogations, and at every possible intermediate point. Based on the novel of the same name by Vassilis Vassilikos, which concerns the murder of EDA MP Grigoris Lambrakis by parastatals in the turbulent 60s for Greece, Z (read "lives", from "lives, lives, lives" and not "zeta") has as its starting point the attack on a political figure of the opposition (Yves Montan) and the immediate attempted cover-up, following the subsequent investigation by an investigator (Jean-Louis Tredinian) determined to bring the true facts to light. But what can be the price of truth in such a corrupt and politically unstable environment?
Kostas Gavras
Kostas Gavras was born in Loutra, Heraia. Arcadia. Greek director of French cinema known for his socio-political films. The political drama "Z", based on the novel of the same name by Vassilis Vassilikos, had a great impact internationally and in 1970 won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Direction: Kostas Gavras
Scenario: Jorge Semprun, Kostas Gavras
Director of Photography: Raoul Coutard
Montage: Françoise Bonnot
Music: Mikis Theodorakis
Production: Jacques Perrin, Ahmed Rachedi
Country of Production: Algeria, France / Algeria, France
Runtime: 127 min
Production Year: 1969
Language: English, French, Russian
Subtitles: English
Yves Montand, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Irene Papa, Jacques Perrin, François Périer, Charles Denner, Pierre Dux, Georges Géret, Renato Salvatori, Bernard Fresson, Clotilde Joano
"Any resemblance to true events, with faces alive or dead, is deliberate!" the sincere rage that runs through Gavras' classic political thriller becomes apparent in every frame, from credits to looks, from demonstrations to interrogations, and at every possible intermediate point. Based on the novel of the same name by Vassilis Vassilikos, which concerns the murder of EDA MP Grigoris Lambrakis by parastatals in the turbulent 60s for Greece, Z (read "lives", from "lives, lives, lives" and not "zeta") has as its starting point the attack on a political figure of the opposition (Yves Montan) and the immediate attempted cover-up, following the subsequent investigation by an investigator (Jean-Louis Tredinian) determined to bring the true facts to light. But what can be the price of truth in such a corrupt and politically unstable environment?
Kostas Gavras
Kostas Gavras was born in Loutra, Heraia. Arcadia. Greek director of French cinema known for his socio-political films. The political drama "Z", based on the novel of the same name by Vassilis Vassilikos, had a great impact internationally and in 1970 won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.