8/10
Good enough for Cyprus, Dirk Bogarde and the sly terrorist George Chakiris.
1 July 2017
Nothing wrong with this film, giving an interesting insight into the Cypriotic war of independence against the British in 1957, with an innocent American tourist getting caught in the civil war and a very difficult time getting out of it. Dirk Bogarde is excellent and enjoyable as always, Denholm Elliott makes a great performance but is punished for it in the end, and yet he resolved all the most difficult situations; George Chakiris is convincing enough as a very cold-blooded terrorist, he worms his way like a snake in awesome intelligence, while you could discuss Susan Strasberg - is she really the right actress for such a part? She tries to get away with it by appearing silly, but she isn't, and although she isn't she really can't cope with the awful situations she gets caught in by no fault of hers and consequently makes a rather awkward show of it. You could also discuss the realism of the terrorist plot - were the freedom fighters of Cyprus really that bad? They are not quite convincing, and although the fugitive general is, George Chakiris is not. He is too evil, as only films can make that sort of guys. Anyway, there is nothing wrong with the film which gets more exciting all the time, and it's a great story. You only wonder what would happen to the doctor afterwards. After all, his situation with double loyalties mixed up with all political opponents and contraries is the most difficult of all, and he is the one who really pays for it.
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