"With the outbreak of such "-isms" as socialism, anarchism, imperialism, communism, etc., sunspots began to swarm across the face of the diurnal orb. God casts no light on the Reds. Scientists have announced a major increase in sunspots since the advent of beatniks, Provos, and, most of all, pacifist tendencies from Italy, France and Scandinavia."

"Julien Guiomar - The Colonel (Efthimios Kamoutsis)"

"Charles Denner - Manuel (Manolis Glezos)"

"We live in a weak and corrupt society where it's everyman for himself - Even imagination is suspect, yet it is required to solve the problems of our planet, where the destructive power of stockpiled nuclear warheads equals a ton of dynamite for each person."

"Worldwide, there are too many soldiers ready to fire at the slightest display of progress..."

"Magali Noël - Nick's sister"

"Pierre Dux - The General (Konstantinos Mitsou)"

"Irene Papas - Helene (Roula Lambrakis – the Deputy's wife)"

"We have a saying: "A hungry bear doesn't dance.""

"The truth is the start of powerful, united action."

"François Périer - The Public Prosecutor"

"Bernard Fresson - Matt"

"Renato Salvatori - Yago (Spyro Gotzamanis – the driver)"

"A single cannon is fired and a teacher's monthly salary goes up in smoke."

"Yves Montand - The Deputy (Grigoris Lambrakis) / Z"

"Our system is not an "-ism." This is a democracy."

"Attorney General: As if it's not enough that our country's been invaded by long-haired thugs, atheists and junkies of unclear sex, now you want to disparage our armed forces and courts - the only elements not corrupted by parliamentarianism. Just when we dream of renewal, a country without parties, without Left or Right, heeding God and its destiny, you want to ruin it all."

"Title Card: Any similarity to real persons and events is not coincidental. It is INTENTIONAL."

"Jacques Perrin - Photojournalist (composite character, partly based on Giorgos Bertsos)"

"The military regime banned: long hair, miniskirts, Sophocles, Tolstoy, Euripides, Russian-style toasts, strikes, Aristophanes, Ionesco, Sartre, Albee, Pinter, freedom of the press, sociology, Beckett, Dostoyevsky, modern music, pop music, new math, and the letter Z, which means HE LIVES in Ancient Greek."

"We must preserve the healthy parts of our society and heal the infected parts."

"Always blame the Americans. Even if you're wrong!"

"Marcel Bozzuffi - Vago (Emmanouel Emmannouilidis – man who struck Lambrakis)"

"Jean-Louis Trintignant - The Examining Magistrate (based on Christos Sartzetakis)"

"They struck me. Why? Why do the ideas we stand for incite such violence? Why is peace intolerable to them? Why don't they attack other organizations and movements? The answer is simple. The other movements are national, for domestic purposes, and thus leave our allies indifferent..."

"Georges Géret - Nick"

"Niamh Cusack — Sylvia"

"Heather Craney — Buffy Jones"

"Marama Corlett — Adrienne Duvall"

"[after running Tobias over] The chocolate orange was pronounced dead at the scene."

"Amy Morgan — Leah"

"Lucy Briers — Kerri Weaver, a doctor"

"Douglas Hodge — Reginald"

"Robert Boulter — Hernandez, a doctor"

"Grace Delaney — Ella"

"I found its throwback nature to be immensely charming, a big, full-throated romantic drama that knows exactly how to make us swoon as well as make us sad. I hope there’s time for more like it."

"Lee Braithwaite — Jade"

"Nikhil Parmar — Sanjay"

"Kerry Godliman — Jane"

"So... I was thinking... maybe, um, we... should have some sex... before my treatment begins."

"Andrew Garfield — Tobias"

"Florence Pugh — Almut"

"Aoife Hinds — Skye"

"Adam James — Simon Maxson"

"Delnaz Najafi - Eghbal's daughter"

"Mohammad Ali Elyasmehr - Hamid"

"Afssaneh Najmabadi - Eghbal's wife"

"Hadis Pakbaten - Goli/Golrokh"

"Ebrahim Azizi - Eghbal"

"Majid Panahi - Ali"