|
Z (1969) 8.0
Following the murder of a prominent leftist, an investigator tries to uncover the truth while government officials attempt to cover up their roles. Director:Costa-Gavras |
| 0Share... |
Share this Rating
Title: Z (1969)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Missing
(1982)
Drama
|
History
|
Mystery
Director:
Costa-Gavras
Stars:
Jack Lemmon,
Sissy Spacek,
Melanie Mayron
Zodiac
(2007)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Mystery
Director:
David Fincher
Stars:
Jake Gyllenhaal,
Mark Ruffalo,
Anthony Edwards
Le Samouraï
(1967)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Mystery
Director:
Jean-Pierre Melville
Stars:
Alain Delon,
François Périer,
Nathalie Delon
In the Heat of the Night
(1967)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Mystery
Director:
Norman Jewison
Stars:
Sidney Poitier,
Rod Steiger,
Warren Oates
Eastern Promises
(2007)
Crime
|
Mystery
|
Thriller
Director:
David Cronenberg
Stars:
Josef Altin,
Naomi Watts,
Viggo Mortensen
The Vanishing
(1988)
Mystery
|
Thriller
Director:
George Sluizer
Stars:
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu,
Gene Bervoets,
Johanna ter Steege
Chinatown
(1974)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Mystery
Director:
Roman Polanski
Stars:
Jack Nicholson,
Faye Dunaway,
John Huston
Memento
(2000)
Mystery
|
Thriller
Director:
Christopher Nolan
Stars:
Guy Pearce,
Carrie-Anne Moss,
Joe Pantoliano
Mystic River
(2003)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Mystery
Director:
Clint Eastwood
Stars:
Sean Penn,
Tim Robbins,
Kevin Bacon
Fight Club
(1999)
Drama
Director:
David Fincher
Stars:
Edward Norton,
Brad Pitt,
Helena Bonham Carter
The Name of the Rose
(1986)
Drama
|
Mystery
|
Thriller
Director:
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Stars:
Sean Connery,
Christian Slater,
Helmut Qualtinger
The Untouchables
(1987)
Crime
|
Drama
|
History
Director:
Brian De Palma
Stars:
Kevin Costner,
Sean Connery,
Charles Martin Smith
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Yves Montand | ... | ||
| Irene Papas | ... |
Hélène
|
|
| Jean-Louis Trintignant | ... | ||
| Jacques Perrin | ... |
Le photojournaliste
|
|
| Charles Denner | ... |
Manuel
|
|
 |
François Périer | ... |
Le procureur
|
|
|
Pierre Dux | ... |
Le général de gendarmerie
|
|
|
Georges Géret | ... |
Nick
(as Georges Geret)
|
|
|
Bernard Fresson | ... |
Matt
|
|
|
Marcel Bozzuffi | ... |
Vago
(as Marcel Bozzufi)
|
|
|
Julien Guiomar | ... |
Le colonel de gendarmerie
|
| Magali Noël | ... |
La soeur de Nick
|
|
|
|
Renato Salvatori | ... |
Yago
|
|
|
Habib Reda |
|
|
|
|
Clotilde Joano | ... |
Shoula
(as Clotilde Joanno)
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
In a mid-sized metropolis (population 500,000) in a right-wing military led country, a pacifist organization, which supports the opposition party in the government, is planning on holding an anti-military, nuclear disarmament rally. The organization's charismatic leader - the deputy - is scheduled to arrive in the town from the capital the day of the rally. Beyond the problems arranging the rally due to the probable incitement of violence at such a rally, the organization learns of an unconfirmed report that there will be an attempt on the deputy's life. The rally does happen, after which a three-wheeled kamikaze runs over the deputy, who eventually passes away from his injuries. The official report is that the incident was a drunken accident. In reality, the deputy's death was murder orchestrated by the secret police, the general for who likens the pacifist organization to mildew killing off agricultural crops. A magistrate is assigned to the case. Although he does have political ... Written by Huggo
Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Release Date:
8 December 1969 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Z - A Orgia do Poder See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$10,144 (USA) (13 March 2009)Gross:
$83,305 (USA) (11 September 2009)Company Credits
Production Co:
Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique, Reggane Films, Valoria Films See more »
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
Edit
See more »
(uncredited)
Composed and Performed by Pierre Henry
Courtesy of Philips/PolyGram Records
by arrangement with PolyGram Special Markets
© 1967 Philips Classics Productions
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
At the end of the film is a list of names banned by the Generals. he names are separated by commas, except for one: "Lurçat !!?!". This is a reference to the key figure in the revival of woven tapestry in the 20th Century, Jean Lurçat. See more »Goofs
After Georges Géret as Nick is hit on the front of the head, he holds the back of it. See more »Quotes
Narrator: Concurrently, the military banned long hair on males; mini-skirts; Sophocles; Tolstoy; Euripedes; smashing glasses after drinking toasts; labor strikes; Aristophanes; Ionesco; Sartre; Albee; Pinter; freedom of the press; sociology; Beckett; Dostoyevsky; modern music; popular music; the new mathematics; and the letter "Z", which in ancient Greek means "He is alive!"See more »
Crazy Credits
Mikis Theodorakis (the film's composer) having been deported, the orchestration is by Bernard Gérard. See more »Soundtracks
"Messe Pour le Temps Présent--Psyché Rock"(uncredited)
Composed and Performed by Pierre Henry
Courtesy of Philips/PolyGram Records
by arrangement with PolyGram Special Markets
© 1967 Philips Classics Productions
See more »
I would like to give a little history of Greece from WWII to the time when "Z" happens. The Greek people had successfully expelled the Nazis when English forces invaded the country and put the Nazi collaborators in power. The US army took over the effort in 1947, rounding up thousands of people and putting them in reeducation camps. By 1949, the "civil war" was over, with Greece under military rule.
Then, the story portrayed in "Z". Dr. Gregorios Lambrakis was beginning to speak for the people, when the junta gunned him down. In "Z", we get to see the investigation into the murder, exposing how the generals orchestrated it. They never say that the movie happens in Greece (although it clearly does), and more than simply a look at the CIA-installed regime that was ruling Greece from 1967 to 1974, it's a reminder of all totalitarian governments in the world. "Z" will very likely chill you.