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Release Date:
8 December 1969 (USA) morePlot:
Following the murder of a prominent leftist, an investigator tries to uncover the truth while government officials attempt to cover up their roles. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Costa-Gavras To Head Berlin Film Festival Jury(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 27 November 2007)
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Stunning! more (56 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Yves Montand | ... | The Deputy |
 | Irene Papas | ... | Helene, the Deputy's wife |
| Jean-Louis Trintignant | ... | The Examining Magistrate |
| Jacques Perrin | ... | Photojournalist |
| Charles Denner | ... | Manuel |
| François Périer | ... | Public Prosecutor |
| Pierre Dux | ... | The General |
| Georges Géret | ... | Nick (as Georges Geret) |
| Bernard Fresson | ... | Matt |
| Marcel Bozzuffi | ... | Vago (as Marcel Bozzufi) |
| Julien Guiomar | ... | The Colonel |
| Magali Noël | ... | Nick's Sister |
| Renato Salvatori | ... | Yago |
| Habib Reda | ||
| Clotilde Joano | ... | Shoula (as Clotilde Joanno) |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
127 minLanguage:
FrenchColor:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Spain:(Banned) (1969 - 1976) | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 (re rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:16 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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The meaning of "Z" : At the very end of the movie, a message tells us "Also the military regime banned (...) the letter "Z" which means "He is alive" in ancient Greek." moreQuotes:
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!" moreFAQ
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I saw this movie over 20 years ago and it has remain in my thoughts and in my soul. It is what I call a "KEEPER", a film that I want to see again and again. There are very few movies that can compare to "Z", one that comes close is "Fail Safe" from the same time period.
Watch this movie and LEARN!
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