The High Bright Sun
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Original British quad poster by Eric Pulford
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| Directed by | Ralph Thomas |
| Produced by | Betty E. Box |
| Written by |
Ian Stuart Black Bryan Forbes (uncredited) |
| Based on | novel The High Bright Sun by Ian Stuart Black |
| Starring |
Dirk Bogarde Susan Strasberg George Chakiris |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Cinematography | Ernest Steward |
| Edited by | Alfred Roome |
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| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
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Release date
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February 1965 |
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Running time
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114 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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.
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).
Juno then realises that fugitive EOKA General Skyros (Gregoire Aslan) is hiding in the house and Dr Andros is an EOKA collaborator. EOKA fighter Haghios (George Chakiris) wants to kill Juno, in part because of her growing romantic relationship with McGuire.
Haghios organises an ambush to kill Juno, but she is saved by Dr Andros' son, Emile, who is mortally wounded. Juno escapes and is rescued by McGuire, who brings her to his apartment. Haghios leads an attack on McGuire's apartment, which is unsuccessful, in part because of help from fellow British intelligence officer, Baker (Denholm Elliott), who had an affair with McGuire's wife.
Juno flies to Athens and realises that Haghios is on the plane. On arrival, Haghios tries to kill her again, mortally wounding Baker, but is shot dead by McGuire. Juno is reunited with McGuire.
It was the first British feature film to depict the Cyprus Emergency. However, there had been a number of British TV plays on the subject prior to that including One Morning Near Troodos (1956), Arrow in the Air (1957), Air Mail from Cyprus (1958), Incident at Echo Six (1958) and The Interrogator (1961). There had also been Peter Barnes' stage play Sclerosis (1965) and the novels Violence in Paradise (1957), The Bad Summer (1958), Interrupted Journey (1958) and Ian Stuart Black's The High Bright Sun (1962), which formed the basis of the film.
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