Z (1969) - classic French political drama based on true events, directed by Costa-Gavras, starring Yves Montand, Irene Papas, François Périer and Jacques Perrin
Rating 8.2/10
Runtime: 127 min
Language: French/Russian/English
Country: France/Algeria
Directed by: Costa-Gavras
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065234/
Cast
Yves Montand ... Z
Irene Papas ... Hélène
Jean-Louis Trintignant ... Le juge d'instruction
François Périer ... Le procureur
Jacques Perrin ... Le photojournaliste
Charles Denner ... Manuel
Pierre Dux ... Le général de gendarmerie Missou
Georges Géret ... Nick
Description: 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 views, he is more interested in finding out the truth, and as such has to wade through the political rhetoric and politically motivated testimony he hears. Thrown into the mix is a photojournalist who too is looking for the truth, as it, he believes, will make a great front page story.
Screens:
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Video and audio information:
Video : 3.15 GB, 3546 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 956x576 (1.66:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 164
Audio : 123/78/86 MB (main/commentary/commentary), 135/85/94 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2/1/1 channel(s), 0x55 = AAC/AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR/VBR
Subtitles (English (for both main movie and commentaries), French, Spanish, German closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (for both main movie and commentaries), Spanish, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Polish, Hungarian, Czech) posters and screenshots included
Triple audio track information
This movie contains three audio tracks, one is original French and others are commentaries by director Costa-Gavras and film historian and writer Peter Cowie. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional tracks on Track 2 and 3)
