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First time on individual DVD!! Conflicting loyalties make for tough love between a soldier and a civilian in Cyprus During Cyprus' struggle for independence in the late 50s, a British major is sent to the island to track down a terrorist leader and falls in love with an American archaeologist who is visiting her Cypriot friends. Unbeknownst to her, they are involved in the local terrorist racket. When she learns more than she should, her loyalty is divided between the Cypriots and the British. Dirk Bogarde is the British intelligence man whose efforts to stem Eoka guerilla activity are compromised when he falls for her.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Remastered, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: This story of love and espionage focuses on political turmoil as a small nation struggles to free itself from colonial rule, and one man tries to serve both justice and his own heart. In the late 1950s, the island of Cyprus is under the political control of Great Britain, but groups of Cypriot activists are fighting for the country's independence. Maj. McGuire (Dirk Bogarde) is an English military leader who is on the trail of Haghios (George Chakiris), a terrorist leader who guides the struggle for freedom in Cyprus. Juno Kozani (Susan Strasberg) is an American student of archeology who visits friends on the island, only to discover that they're helping to hide Haghios from the police and the British military. McGuire is convinced that Kozani knows Haghios' whereabouts, but while she has told McGuire nothing, Haghios is convinced that Kozani has turned him in and threatens to kill her. Desperate, Kozani seeks protection from McGuire, who allows her to hide out in his apartment. Put into close contact, McGuire and Kozani fall in love, but when his superiors find out that he's been keeping her in hiding, McGuire is transferred to Greece. Kozani follows him there, only to discover that a mysterious man has been following them. The High Bright Sun has also been released under the titles McGuire Go Home! and A Date with Death. ...The High Bright Sun ( McGuire, Go Home! ) ( A Date with Death )
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
"The High Bright Sun" aka "McGuire Go Home", is one of the few films to be set during the Cypriot struggle for independence from British rule. Like many films it could have chosen to either become embroiled in ideology or to avoid being mired in such risky matters. In this one the makers take the safe course, and in so doing lose the opportunity to make something really worthwhile. Director Ralph Thomas collaborates again with Dirk Bogarde who plays a British intelligence officer on the trail of a well known terrorist. One mans terrorist, another mans freedom fighter! An American archaeologist played by the strikingly attractive Susan Strasberg, daughter of Lee, plays the woman who inadvertently gets dragged into the independence struggle. George Chakiris plays a suave villain who is happy to bump Miss Strasberg off despite her good looks. Denholm Elliott also provides interesting support as an alcoholic undercover officer.
Whilst the film provides quite interesting entertainment, it is of the type that does not exactly challenge the senses, which is okay if that is what you want. All the characters are too one dimensional to care about. They are of the cardboard cut out variety, which hardly challenges Bogarde's acting abilities fully. Susan Strasberg is perhaps the highlight, as she runs around in her suspiciously sixties looking attire trying to avoid Chakiris's nasty hitman. Chakiris merely has to give a few sinister smiles in his role. Elliott provides us with an unintentionally funny impression of a dying swan. Nice one Denholm! There is a barely believable romance between Bogarde and Strasberg, and that is not because of Bogarde's well known preferences. It is a film that I have never seen before, and would not go out of my way to see again. Average at best.
Whilst the film provides quite interesting entertainment, it is of the type that does not exactly challenge the senses, which is okay if that is what you want. All the characters are too one dimensional to care about. They are of the cardboard cut out variety, which hardly challenges Bogarde's acting abilities fully. Susan Strasberg is perhaps the highlight, as she runs around in her suspiciously sixties looking attire trying to avoid Chakiris's nasty hitman. Chakiris merely has to give a few sinister smiles in his role. Elliott provides us with an unintentionally funny impression of a dying swan. Nice one Denholm! There is a barely believable romance between Bogarde and Strasberg, and that is not because of Bogarde's well known preferences. It is a film that I have never seen before, and would not go out of my way to see again. Average at best.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A GOOD ACTION FILM, WITH DIRK BOGARDE IN AND GEORGE CHAKARIS AND LOVELY SUSAN STRASBERG AS THE LOVE INTEREST. ALL SURROUNDED BY THE STRUGGLE FOR CYPRIOT INDEPENDENCE, IT HAS IT'S action moments and it's slow moments. But it's a good film for a lazy day.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I really like this Dirk Bogarde film; I've been a Sir Bogarde follower for the past 13 years now. Plus, the image quality is really good.
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