(Costa-Gavras, France 1969, 127 min., French/subtitles)

In an unnamed country, a scientist (Yves Montand) speaking out against use of the atomic bomb finds himself the target of right-wing government-backed extremists. Based on the real-life, successful government conspiracy in director Costa-Gavras’s native Greece, this taut political thriller still packs a wallop after 40 years. Winner of the Best Foreign Film Oscar®, the cast also includes Jean-Louis Trintignant, Irene Papas, and later-to-be Winged Migration filmmaker, Jacques Perrin.