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The Private Right (1968)

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.

Release: 1968-05-31
Runtime: 86 min
Cast
Dimitri Andreas
Dimitri Andreas
Minos Elias
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George Kafkaris
Tassos Phantis
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Tamara Hinchco
Girl
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Cristos Demetriou
Kypros
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Charlotte Selwyn
Waitress
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Seraphim Nicola
Rebel
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John Brogan
Interrogator
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Nana Georgiou
Tassos' Girlfriend
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Takis Theophanous
Café Singer
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Joanna Farber
Girl in Dream
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Philip Haralambous
First Rebel
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Haraklia Kleanthous
Old Woman