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This movie is a love story set against the backdrop of Cyprus' struggle for independence from the British in the 1950s. The action is set on Cyprus in 1958 and deals with the relationship between a British commissioner (Jeremy), a Cypriote girl named Maria (actress Ina Balin), a Turk and a Greek priest. "It is basically an anti-war film in that
these people, who have ethnic and historic hates for each other,
discover that this hatred is dissipated as they are brought
together in a time of stress," producer Wilbur Stark said in a July
18, 1965, New York Times article. The Greek title is Antekdhikissi. Hal Erickson, of All Movie Guide, noted:
The Brettish Empire calls this movie "a forgotten treasure" and says that "Jeremy Brett gives a fine performance, skillfully tracing the development of the passive, shallow Freeman into a courageous, caring human being." |
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