Z (Ζεί 1969) - 05 - Film by Costas Gavras and Jorge Semprún

the first letter of the Greek word "Zei" ("[He] Lives!"), a popular graffito which began to appear on the walls of the buildings of the Greek cities in the 1960s, illustrating the growing protest against the conditions that led to the assassination of Lambrakis. In 1969, the Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras (Κώστας Γαβράς) made the film Z, which was a great success. Yves Montand starred as Lambrakis, Jean-Louis Trintignant as investigator Sartzetakis and Irene Papas as Lambrakis's widow ...
Author: grummeper; Tags: (1969) Film by Costas Gavras Music Mikis Theodorakis Ζεί


















