Z: Anatomie eines politischen Mordes

Originaltitel: Z

1969
16
2 Std. 7 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

8,1/10

32.171

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Z: Anatomie eines politischen Mordes (1969)

The public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.

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Nach dem Mord an einem prominenten Linken versucht ein Ermittler, die Wahrheit aufzudecken, während Regierungsbeamte alles daransetzen, ihre Rolle dabei zu vertuschen.Nach dem Mord an einem prominenten Linken versucht ein Ermittler, die Wahrheit aufzudecken, während Regierungsbeamte alles daransetzen, ihre Rolle dabei zu vertuschen.Nach dem Mord an einem prominenten Linken versucht ein Ermittler, die Wahrheit aufzudecken, während Regierungsbeamte alles daransetzen, ihre Rolle dabei zu vertuschen.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

8,1/10

32.171

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

2 Oscars gewonnen
- 12 Gewinne & 13 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The actor playing the doctor got cold feet during his explanation of the X-rays of Z's cranium. A real doctor, acting as an extra, volunteered to fill in and finished the scene - his only acting performance on film.

Patzer
After hitting Z, Vigo and Yago escape on a three-wheeler. Shortly thereafter, the driver Yago is captured by a policeman. The policeman searches him and finds a truncheon. When the guard uses the truncheon on Yago's chest to keep him away, the stick clearly flexes.

Zitate
Françoise Bonnot, Voiceover Narration: [final lines] The military regime banned: long hair, miniskirts, Sophocles, Tolstoy, Euripides, Russian-style toasts, strikes, Aristophanes, Ionesco, Sartre, Albee, Pinter, freedom of the press, sociology, Beckett, Dostoyevsky, modern music, pop music, new math, and the letter Z, which means HE LIVES in Ancient Greek.

Crazy Credits
Any resemblance to actual events, to persons living or dead, is not the result of chance. It is DELIBERATE. (Signed by) Jorge Semprún, Costa-Gavras

Verbindungen
Featured in La solitude du chanteur de fond (1974)

Soundtracks
Messe Pour le Temps Présent--Psyché Rock
(uncredited)
Composed and Performed by Pierre Henry
Courtesy of Philips/PolyGram Records
by arrangement with PolyGram Special Markets
© 1967 Philips Classics Productions

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9/10

The most important political film in Greece

First and foremost, it is a true story. It's the story of the assassination of Grigoris Lambrakis, that eventually led to the military junta. Every time I see it, it gives me the chills. Since Z was released while the junta was still in power, it was banned in Greece for several years. After the fall of the military junta, Z was worshiped, although we saw it on TV much later in order to avoid stirring passions. In terms of the plot, if you're not Greek, it's quite possible you might be left with many unanswered questions, but, in general, it is an accurate description of Greece during that era.

While Vassilikos' novel (written in 1966) has driven him to exile from 1967, Theodorakis was still in Greece under surveillance and managed to write his excellent score secretly.

Costa-Gavras gives us a top-class fast paced direction which hasn't aged even today, although I'm sure the Oscar was as much a political decision as a purely artistic one. What is truly spot-on is the casting. Both Montand and Trintignant excel, but even minor roles like Vago and Yago are portrayed in an extremely realistic way. My small objection would be Irene Papas staying near-silent throughout the movie. Although her talent allows her to pull it off with class, I really didn't understand why she was not supposed to talk.