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Z: The Criterion Collection (1969)
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A pulse-pounding political thriller, Greek expatriate director Costa-Gavras's Z was one of the cinematic sensations of thelate sixties, and remains among the most vital dispatches from that hallowed era of filmmaking. This Academy Award winner - loosely based on the 1963 assassination of Greek left-wing activist Gregoris Lambrakis - stars 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 who's determined not to let them get awaywith it. Featuring kinetic, rhythmic editing, Raoul Coutard's expressive v
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