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The High Bright Sun
The High Bright Sun is a 1964 British action film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Dirk Bogarde, George Chakiris and Susan Strasberg. It is set in Cyprus during the EOKA uprising against British rule in the 1950s. It was based on a 1962 novel by Ian Stuart Black.
Plot
In 1957, Juno (Susan Strasberg), an American archaeology student, is visiting Cyprus and staying with the family of her father's best friend, Dr Andros (Joseph Furst). She witnesses an attack by two EOKA gunmen which results in the death of two British soldiers, but is unable to identify the killers to the local British intelligence officer, Major McGuire (Dirk Bogarde).
More details
| author | Bryan Forbes |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Republic of Cyprus |
| director | Ralph Thomas |
| editor | Alfred Roome |
| genre | action drama political thriller |
| keywords | best friend british intelligence british soldier cyprus eoka gregoire aslan intelligence officer joseph furst rescue wound |
| musicBy | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| producer | Betty Box |
| productionCompany | Rank Organisation |
| publisher | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors |
| recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |
| theme | action drama political thriller |