Z - 1969 - 02 - Film by costas gavras

He's out? Give me his duty officer. You know about tonight? Not the Bolshoi. Yes. The doctor's life has been threatened. No, but he's due to arrive-- shortly. He'll arrive shortly. No...on the phone. Like you say. Tell the colonel I phoned. ''All quite vague. No basis for any action.'' The doctor will be mad when he hears... we asked those puppets for help. -Puppets? -Of the U.S.A. What can't they have to do with it? Always blame the U.S.A., even if you're wrong. Cut it out. You're not always funny. There they are. The police? They've tailed me for three days. Everything's set? No. We lost our hall, and no one knows it. They want to sabotage the meeting. Who can fix it? Only the head of security. We'll see him after lunch. Let's go now. Then to the hotel. Your life's been threatened. A guy overheard some talk about it. We'll ask the cops-- for nothing. Just for a hall, that's all. This hall does not meet safety regulations. It was in use two weeks ago. Here's the report. It has no emergency exit. It never did. With a normal show, there's no danger. Your rally might excite people. It is in no way dangerous. I've no reason to hinder your meeting. My decision is based on reports. I'm neutral in this affair. Then why are we being tailed? For your safety. The Minister of Interior ordered us... to protect your committee members from extremists. Whom you are using. Other halls meet the safety requirements... like the Employees' Union Hall opposite your hotel. You simply cross the square. I'm neutral in this affair. All right, Colonel. There on the first floor. Not room for over 200 people. We'll look stupid. In a city of 500,000, only 200 would hear you. The rest will be outside. Ask the colonel to let us hang loudspeakers from the trees. Permit or not, people will be here. We'll go now and try to alert people. Print posters with the rally's change of address. Manuel, come discuss my speech. George, you, too. I'll hold on. Hello, darling. How are you? Fine. Yes. Problems with the hall, as usual. Why should there be any fights? Why any fights? Yes. Tomorrow. George sends a kiss. Till tomorrow, darling. The kids? Fine, but I don't see them enough. Helen? We don't always see eye to eye... but it's not serious. They say a hungry bear won't dance. The bears are going to read that. Your pen. Go! Hold your meetings in Russia! We'd rather stay here! Do as you're told! Hey, you. What's the idea? Never mind. Better than the Bolshoi? I only came to please you. Your dancers are old hat. Except when one chooses freedom. And the Warsaw Pact? We're against the bomb, Russian or American! Disarmament! Long live the bomb!