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A pulse-pounding political thriller, Greek expatriate director Costa-Gavrass Z was one of the cinematic sensations of the late sixties, and remains among the most vital dispatches from that hallowed era of filmmaking. This Academy Award winnerloosely based on the 1963 assassination of Greek left-wing activist Gregoris Lambrakisstars Yves Montand as a prominent politician and doctor whose public murder amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials; Jean-Louis Trintignant is the tenacious magistrate whos determined not to let them get away with it. Featuring kinetic, rhythmic editing, Raoul Coutards expressive vrit photography, and Mikis Theodorakiss unforgettable, propulsive score, Z is a technically audacious and emotionally gripping masterpiece.