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.
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Dimitri AndreasMinos EliasGeorge KafkarisTassos PhantisTamara HinchcoGirlCristos DemetriouKyprosCharlotte SelwynWaitressSeraphim NicolaRebelJohn BroganInterrogatorNana GeorgiouTassos' GirlfriendTakis TheophanousCafé SingerJoanna FarberGirl in DreamPhilip HaralambousFirst RebelHaraklia KleanthousOld WomanKeywords
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What is The Private Right about?
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.
How long is The Private Right?
The Private Right has a runtime of 86 minutes.