Z (1969 film)

"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..."

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

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

"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."

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

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

"Pierre Dux - The General (Konstantinos Mitsou)"

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

"Charles Denner - Manuel (Manolis Glezos)"

"François Périer - The Public Prosecutor"

"Georges Géret - Nick"

"Bernard Fresson - Matt"

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

"Julien Guiomar - The Colonel (Efthimios Kamoutsis)"

"Magali Noël - Nick's sister"

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