The Private Right
Following the end of the liberation struggle against British Colonial Rule in Cyprus, an EOKA rebel fighter travels to London to exact revenge on the collaborator who betrayed him and applied water torture. The film contains the first ever scenes of water-boarding showing the rebel being tortured supervised by a British intelligence officer. A dramatic search through the streets of London follows, culminating in a tense life or death confrontation. The film became a cause-célèbre in England, was critically acclaimed and discussed in the Houses of Parliament.
Directed by Michael Papas · Written by Michael Papas
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Dimitri Andreas Minos Elias - George Kafkaris Tassos Phantis
- Tamara Hinchco Girl
- Cristos Demetriou Kypros
- Charlotte Selwyn Waitress
- Seraphim Nicola Rebel
- John Brogan Interrogator
- Nana Georgiou Tassos' Girlfriend
- Takis Theophanous Café Singer
- Joanna Farber Girl in Dream
- Philip Haralambous First Rebel
- Haraklia Kleanthous Old Woman
Make it a double feature
2h 49m together
The Private Right
The White Sun of the Desert
A close match in mood and era.
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