A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth, but a tenacious magistrate is determined to not to let them get away with it.
Yves Montand
Z
Irene Papas
Hélène
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Examining Magistrate
Jacques Perrin
Photojournalist
Charles Denner
Manuel
François Périer
Public Prosecutor
Bernard Fresson
Matt
Pierre Dux
Gendarmerie General Missou
Georges Géret
Nick
Magali Noël
Nick's Sister
Marcel Bozzuffi
Vago
Julien Guiomar
Gendarmerie Colonel
Renato Salvatori
Yago
Jean Bouise
Deputy Georges Pirou
Clotilde Joano
Shoula
Maurice Baquet
Heroic Bricklayer
Habib Reda
Deputy Public Prosecutor
Hassan El-Hassani
General's Chauffeur
Gérard Darrieu
Barone
Jean-Pierre Miquel
Pierre
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Gendarmerie Officer
Jean Dasté
Illya Coste
Van Doude
Hospital Director
Jean-François Gobbi
Jimmy
Guy Mairesse
Dumas aka The Russian
Andrée Tainsy
Nick's Mother
Eva Simonet
Niki
François Chaumette
(voice)
Allel El Mouhib
José Artur
Editor-in-Chief of the Newspaper (uncredited)
Raoul Coutard
English Surgeon (uncredited)
Steve Gadler
English Photographer (uncredited)
Gabriel Jabbour
Bozzini (uncredited)
Georges Rouquier
Attorney General (uncredited)
Costa-Gavras
Director, Writer
Jorge Semprún
Writer
Ahmed Rachedi
Producer
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Valoria Films
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Reggane Films
Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
DZ
Algeria
France
Français
Pусский