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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780794202019 Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0794202012 Label: Fox Lorber Languages: Manufacturer: Fox Lorber MPN: D5326D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Fox Lorber Region Code: 1 Release Date: July 02, 2002 Running Time: 127 minutes Studio: Fox Lorber Theatrical Release Date: 1969 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Costa-Gavras's Z, winner of the 1970 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, is a classic political thriller, combining intrigue with raw emotional power. The story turns on the investigation of the assassination of a left-wing Greek politician (Yves Montand), and his government's attempts to cover up the murky circumstances. Montand receives death threats as he prepares to give a speech condemning the government, and is then run down in front of numerous witnesses. Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Conformist) plays the judge assigned to the investigation, who gradually discovers how far the state will go to rid itself of political opposition. As he is warned off the case by his superiors, the judge becomes even more determined to discover the truth, no matter where it might lead. Costa-Gavras (Missing, Mad City) is in familiar territory here, but no one handles this type of material better. Z is a classic of political intrigue and social consciousness. --Robert Lane Description: From the acclaimed political film maker Costa-Gavras (Amen, Missing, Music Box) comes Z, winner of the Best Foreign Film Oscar® in 1969. Z's edge of your seat action closely parallels the real life assassination of Gregorios Lambrakis, a Greek doctor and humanist whose murder in 1963 led to an abortive public scandal. Hailed as one of the greatest political thrillers ever made with superb performances by a top international cast including Yves Montand (Jean de Florette), Jean-Louis Trintignant (Red) and Irene Papas (Zorba the Greek), Z is one movie "you can't afford to miss." Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Z - A movie by Costa GavrasI was 18 when I saw this movie for the first time, and it gave me quite a shock - for the first time, I realized a movie could be more than just entertainment, then it could inform, infuriate and chill you at the same time. This movie depicts the events surrounding the death of the charismatic leader of a leftist Greek political faction. As the judge in charge investigates, he realizes that it isn't an accident, but murder, sanctioned by important people. These events are based on the real ... Read More Rating:  - Z - older movie great returnsIt is great to be able to see this 1969 movie again. It has lost little in it's impact as an exposé of a corrupt government. Although made from a theatre print rather than the original negative [as it has end-of-reel markers] the quality was quite acceptable. Rating: - Superior FilmThis is one of the best political thrillers of all time, and it hasn't lost a bit of its punch after almost 40 years. Rating: - 'Z'Based on the real-life murder of populist Greek liberal Gregorios Lambrakis in 1963, this incendiary political thriller epitomizes the idea of a "cinema of resistance". It is also a compelling story, with Montand delivering a brief but intense performance as the assassinated pacifist, and Trintignant providing an emotional jolt as the puppet judge who surprises everyone by indicting high-level officials. Costa-Gavras keeps our pulse pumping with shotgun pacing, punchy edits, and sudden turns of events. ... Read More Rating: - ExtraordinaryI have seen this movie untold number of times since it first came out. I first saw it in NYC in 1969 and it was the first movie where the audience applauded at the end. This was a time of activism on the part of the young people and even older people against racism and the war in Vietnam (unlike today where kids only care about their ipods, etc.) and this film hit a nerve. The Greeks, unlike Americans, have a long attention span and still hold a grudge against the American support of the dictatorship ... Read More |
