Amid a tense political climate, the opposition leader is killed in an apparent accident. When a prosecutor smells a cover-up, witnesses get targeted. A thinly veiled dramatization of the assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis and its aftermath, “Z” captures the outrage at the US-backed junta that ruled Greece at the time of its release.
Yves Montand
as The Deputy, a doctor
Irene Papas
as Hélène, wife of the Deputy
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Examining Magistrate
Jacques Perrin
as Photojournalist
Charles Denner
as Manuel, friend of the Deputy, lawyer
François Périer
as Public Prosecutor
Bernard Fresson
as Matt, friend of the Deputy, lawyer
Pierre Dux
as Gendarmerie General Missou
Georges Géret
as Nick
Magali Noël
as Nick's Sister
Marcel Bozzuffi
as Vago
Julien Guiomar
as Gendarmerie Colonel
