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The Private Right

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.

Top Cast

  • Dimitri Andreas

    Dimitri Andreas

    Minos Elias

  • George Kafkaris

    George Kafkaris

    Tassos Phantis

  • Tamara Hinchco

    Tamara Hinchco

    Girl

  • Cristos Demetriou

    Cristos Demetriou

    Kypros

  • Charlotte Selwyn

    Charlotte Selwyn

    Waitress

  • Seraphim Nicola

    Seraphim Nicola

    Rebel

  • John Brogan

    John Brogan

    Interrogator

  • Nana Georgiou

    Nana Georgiou

    Tassos' Girlfriend

  • Takis Theophanous

    Takis Theophanous

    Café Singer

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.

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