Summaries

A Cypriot-UK co-production about the military conflict on Cyprus which takes a sympathetic attitude toward the occupying British.

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.—Susan Papas

Details

Keywords
  • liberation struggle
Genres
  • Drama
  • War
Release date Jan 2, 1967
Countries of origin United Kingdom Cyprus
Language English
Filming locations London, England, UK
Production companies Onyx Films Production

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 26m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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