Costa-Gavras – Scripts on Screen

Hanna K. Script

Year:1983

Director:Costa-Gavras

Written by:Costa-Gavras (Writer), Franco Solinas (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Israeli attorney Hanna Kaufman has her beliefs challenged when she is appointed to the defense of Selim Bakri. Kaufman, who was born in the United States to survivors of the Holocaust, has always accepted Israel's right to exist. But she bears witness to some of the costs of its sovereignty when she meets Bakri, a dispossessed Palestinian man facing serious criminal charges who wants the same thing as his supposed enemies: to reclaim his family home.

Hanna K. Script Resources:

Hanna K. Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)

Other Links:

Hanna K. ( tt0085642 ) at IMDb
Hanna K. ( 63665 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Z Script

Year:1969

Director:Costa-Gavras

Written by:Vasilis Vasilikos (Author), Jorge Semprún (Author)

Script Synopsis:Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises troubling questions. Though it's too late to save Z's life, a postmortem examination suggests that the ruling party was behind his death. As the facts leak out, those who tell the truth pay the price for their honesty.

Z Script Resources:

Z Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Other Links:

Z ( tt0065234 ) at IMDb
Z ( 2721 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Betrayed Script

Year:1988

Director:Costa-Gavras

Written by:Joe Eszterhas (Writer)

Script Synopsis:An FBI agent (Debra Winger) falls in love with a white supremacist (Tom Berenger) whose group she infiltrates.

Betrayed Script Resources:

Betrayed Script PDF - [REV 7/22/1987] at Script Fly ($)
Betrayed Script PDF - REVISED. 7/22/1987. at Script City ($)
Betrayed Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Betrayed ( tt0094731 ) at IMDb
Betrayed ( 31618 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Music Box Script

Year:1989

Director:Costa-Gavras

Written by:Joe Eszterhas (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

The Music Box Script Resources:

The Music Box Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Music Box Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
The Music Box Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

The Music Box ( tt0100211 ) at IMDb
The Music Box ( 2263 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Missing

Year:1982

Director:Costa-Gavras

Written by:Costa-Gavras (Writer), Donald Stewart (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to a South American country to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a right-wing military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the right-wing dictatorship.

Missing Script Resources:

Missing Script PDF - Final Draft - 2/5/1981 at The Script Savant
Missing Script PDF at CineFile
Missing Script PDF - [Undated] at Script Fly ($)
Missing Script PDF - [Final 1981-02-05] at Script Fly ($)
Missing Script PDF - (1982) 2/5/81 at Script City ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Missing ( tt0084335 ) at IMDb
Missing ( 15600 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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