Z

About Z

A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth, but a tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.

Costa-Gavras's Z is a 1969 crime thriller film. It runs 122 minutes and was released in February 1969.

The film is filed under corruption, central intelligence agency (CIA), police corruption, and assassination.

Yves Montand appears as Z, Irene Papas as Hélène, Jean-Louis Trintignant as Examining Magistrate, and Jacques Perrin as Photojournalist. The screenplay is by Costa-Gavras and Jorge Semprún. It streams on Criterion Channel and HBO Max in the United States.

JFK, Conspiracy Theory, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico make useful companions to Z, all filed under conspiracy. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 657 votes and it carries a NR rating.