The Private Right (1968)

The Private Right (1968)

1968-05-31 United Kingdom 86 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Dimitri Andreas is Minos Elias
Minos Elias
George Kafkaris is Tassos Phantis
Tassos Phantis
Tamara Hinchco is Girl
Girl
Cristos Demetriou is Kypros
Kypros
Charlotte Selwyn is Waitress
Waitress
Seraphim Nicola is Rebel
Rebel
John Brogan is Interrogator
Interrogator
Nana Georgiou is Tassos' Girlfriend
Tassos' Girlfriend
Takis Theophanous is Café Singer
Café Singer
Joanna Farber is Girl in Dream
Girl in Dream
Philip Haralambous is First Rebel
First Rebel
Haraklia Kleanthous is Old Woman
Old Woman

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