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The Private Right

The Private Right

★ 10.0/10•1968•1h 26m•War

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.

Michael Papas · Director

Michael Papas · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 26m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 31, 1968

Actors

Dimitri Andreas

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

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