---
title: 'Z (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Costa-Gavras'
released: '1969-02-26'
runtime_minutes: 127
certification: 'M/PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Algeria'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/z-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065234/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Z (1969)

1969 · M/PG · 127 min · Drama · Algeria, France


## Synopsis

Z is a 1969 political thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jorge Semprún, adapted from the 1967 novel by Vassilis Vassilikos. The film presents a thinly fictionalized account of the events surrounding the assassination of democratic Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis in 1963. With its dark view of Greek politics and its downbeat ending, the film captures the director's outrage about the junta that ruled Greece at the time when it was made. The title refers to a popular Greek protest slogan meaning "he lives," in reference to Lambrakis.

## Credits

- **Director of Photography:** [Raoul Coutard](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-coutard)
- **Director:** [Costa-Gavras](https://cinepixo.com/people/costa-gavras)
- **Screenplay:** [Costa-Gavras](https://cinepixo.com/people/costa-gavras), [Jorge Semprún](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-semprun), [Ben Barzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-barzman), [Vassilis Vassilikos](https://cinepixo.com/people/vassilis-vassilikos)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mikis Theodorakis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikis-theodorakis)
- **Producer:** [Jacques Perrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-perrin), [Ahmed Rachedi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ahmed-rachedi)
- **Editor:** [Françoise Bonnot](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-bonnot)

## Cast

- [Marcel Bozzuffi](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-bozzuffi) as Vago
- [Irene Papas](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-papas) as Helene
- [Jean-Louis Trintignant](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-trintignant) as Christos Sartzetakis
- [Maurice Baquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-baquet) as The Mason
- [Jean-Pierre Miquel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-miquel) as Pierre
- [Bernard Fresson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-fresson) as Matt
- [François Périer](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-perier) as Public prosecutor
- [Raoul Coutard](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-coutard) as the English Surgeon
- [Hassan El-Hassani](https://cinepixo.com/people/hassan-el-hassani) as a military officer
- [Sid Ahmed Agoumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sid-ahmed-agoumi) as The General's driver
- [José Artur](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-artur)
- [Andrée Tainsy](https://cinepixo.com/people/andree-tainsy) as Nick's mother
- [Gérard Darrieu](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-darrieu) as Barone
- [Georges Géret](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-geret) as Nick
- [Pierre Dux](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-dux) as Konstantinos Mitsou

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/z-1969
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