A Compass Films Production for Channel Four in the UK, 1985. The history of Cyprus as described by UK-based Greek and Turkish Cypriots to mark the tenth anniversary after the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974 following the coup by the Greek military Junta.
Highlighting the British policy of 'Divide and Rule' which invited Turkey's involvement in the politics of the island during the Cypriot struggle for independence during the 1950's, and the influence of US policies in leading to a forced division of the island following the Turkish invasion of 1974 when it took over nearly 40% of the island, which it continues to hold onto 38 years later.
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"Foreign Interests created a crisis - then blamed the Cypriots"
Part 1 of 2:
"The Green Line - Memories of Cyprus 1920 -1974"
Contains interviews with:
Lord Caradon - Sir Hugh Foot
George and Costas Sophocleous
Chrystalla and Charalambos Pafitis
Stelios Jakovides
Dr Homer Habibis
Brigadier Harbottle
Panos Hadjipanayi
Michael Athanasiou
Panayiota Xida
Yashar Ishmaeloglu
Mehmet Nurettin
Kamil Achmet
Christopher Price
Yiannis Sennekis
Part 2:
"The Green Line - Divide and Rule"
Contains interviews with:
Andreas Prodromou
Stavros Stylianou
Lord Caradon - Sir Hugh Foot
Andreas Georgiou
Yiannis Sennekis
Tumer Garip
Niyuri Sanielli
Maroula Artemi
Chrystalla and Charalambos Pafitis
Chris Zissimos
Christopher Price
Brigadier Michael Harbottle
Stelios Jakovides
Irene Christoforou
Salih Kamil
Andreas Markou
Andreas and Angela Gabriel
Mehmet Nurettin
