The High Bright Sun – 1965 | 109 mins | Thriller, Adventure | Colour

Plot Synopsis

Military drama based around the uprising against the British occupation in Cyprus in 1957. A British intelligence agent, Major McGuire (Dirk Bogarde), working on Cyprus during the British occupation is given the task of tracking down Haghios (George Chakiris), the leader of a group of terrorists engaged in the fierce and bloody struggle for independence. Juno Kozani (Susan Strasberg), an American archaeology student visiting friends, unwittingly discovers they are hiding the terrorist Haghios. McGuire is convinced that Juno knows Haghios’ whereabouts, but she refuses to tell McGuire anything.

However, Haghios is convinced that Juno has turned him in and attempts to kill her. Fearing for her life, McGuire hides Juno in his apartment for protection, and his efforts become further complicated when the two fall in love. After a shoot-out at his flat, British intelligence discover he’s been keeping her in hiding, they relieve him of his duties and transfer him to Greece Once in Greece, McGuire finds Juno follows him there, and a mysterious man has been following both them.