The Private Right
1968, English. Directed by Michael Papas.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Michael PapasDirector
- Dimitri AndreasMinos Elias
- George KafkarisTassos Phantis
- Tamara HinchcoGirl
- Cristos DemetriouKypros
- Charlotte SelwynWaitress
- Seraphim NicolaRebel
- John BroganInterrogator
- Nana GeorgiouTassos' Girlfriend
- Takis TheophanousCafé Singer
- Joanna FarberGirl in Dream
- Philip HaralambousFirst Rebel
- Haraklia KleanthousOld Woman
Details
- Released
- 31 May 1968
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Michael Papas
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The Private Right runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Private Right isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 May 1968. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Private Right?
The Private Right (1968) was directed by Michael Papas and stars Dimitri Andreas, George Kafkaris, Tamara Hinchco.