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feature film, 1968

DIRECTED BY: Costa-Gavras Costa-Gavras

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CAST:
Yves Montand (mirovni aktivist),
Irene Papas (Helene,
njegova supruga),
Jean-Louis Trintignant (sudski istražitelj),
Jacques Perrin (fotoreporter),
Charles Denner (Manuel)

SCRIPT:
Costa-Gavras,
Jorge Semprún (prema romanu Vassilisa Vassilikosa)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Raoul Coutard

Synopsis:
An assassin tries to murder a peace activist while the police simply watch the incident without intervening. The assassins are government sanctioned right-wing activists who are trying to stop a lawsuit that has been filed by a photo reporter after he found a witness and a judge willing to take part in it. In the meantime there is a military coup in the country. The film is based on legal transcripts from 1963 when a Greek pacifist leader Gregoris Lambrakis was allegedly murdered by the government.

color, 121 min