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A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, Metacritic 86/100. Scores higher than 93% of the 181 1960s thriller movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth, but a tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic86/100
650 audience votes
Key crew
- Costa-GavrasDirector
- Míkis TheodorakisOriginal Music Composer
- Jorge SemprúnWriter
- Costa-GavrasWriter
Cast
- Yves MontandZ
- Irene PapasHélène
- Jean-Louis TrintignantExamining Magistrate
- Jacques PerrinPhotojournalist
- Charles DennerManuel
- François PérierPublic Prosecutor
- Bernard FressonMatt
- Pierre DuxGendarmerie General Missou
- Georges GéretNick
- Magali NoëlNick's Sister
- Marcel BozzuffiVago
- Julien GuiomarGendarmerie Colonel
Stills
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Themes
central intelligence agency (cia)assassinationgovernmentcorruptionpolicepoliticsfascismgreeceinvestigationpacifismcoup d'etatanti-communism
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