1969 French-Algerian film by Costa-Gavras
Film · TMDB
7.8A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth, but a tenacious magistrate is determined to not to let them get away with it.
Released: 1969-02-26122 minDir: Costa-GavrasThriller, Crime, Drama
Cast
- Yves Montand as Z
- Irene Papas as Hélène
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Examining Magistrate
- Jacques Perrin as Photojournalist
- Charles Denner as Manuel
- François Périer as Public Prosecutor
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
8.1/10
32,517 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
86/100
- Rated
- M/PG
- Awards
- Won 2 Oscars. 12 wins & 13 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1970
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- Ζ
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- Russian
- Director
- Costa-Gavras
- Screenwriter
- Ben Barzman
- Cast member
- Françoise Bonnot
- Composer
- Mikis Theodorakis
- Producer
- Ahmed Rachedi
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Connections
Categories
1960s in Greek politics1960s political thriller films1969 crime thriller films1969 English-language films1969 films1969 French films1969 French-language films1969 Russian-language filmsAlgerian drama filmsBest Foreign Language Film Golden Globe winnersBest International Feature Film Academy Award winnersEdgar Award–winning works