Product Details

• Actors: Rauf Denktas, Mihalis Kakogiannis, Glafkos Klerides, Archbishop Makarios, Nikos Sampson
• Directors: Mihalis Kakogiannis
• Writers: Mihalis Kakogiannis
• Producers: Mihalis Kakogiannis
• Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Fox Lorber
• DVD Release Date: July 5, 2000
• Run Time: 103 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004STH0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,901 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Attila '74 - The Rape of Cyprus" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good!, December 24, 2003

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Cypriot (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Attila '74 - The Rape of Cyprus (DVD)

I have to admit that the producer did a wonderful job in describing the 1974 events in Cyprus. He provided the details of the coup organized by Greece and its aftermath along with Turkey's intervention. This shows that he is not trying to blame Turkey for everything happenned in Cyprus. His work involves interviews with real people who went through real events. I was moved by his interview with Greek Cypriots who lost their relatives or houses right after the Turkish intervention. This movie helped me a lot to understand the sufferrings of Greek Cypriots and every Turkish Cypriot should watch it in order to understand that we are not the only ones who sufferred in Cyprus. The only critism I have is that the producer never mentioned the period between 1963-1974 and Turkish Cypriot sufferrings and acted as if Turkey intervened Cyprus just because of Greek organized coup, which is not true. He should have explained the events (mainly EOKA attacks against Turkish Cypriots) that led to Turkish intervention. A Turkish Cypriot movie showing the sufferrings of Turkish Cypriots during 1963-1974 will be a perfect complement to this movie.
It is a very powerful documentary because it is so real and everyone with slight interest in Cyprus history should watch it.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Politics of Film, September 11, 2005

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Michael Bronfenbrenner (Seal Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Attila 74 - Rape Of Cyprus [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Interesting how so many of the comments are not about the film itself, but about the self righteousness of perceived truth.
One thing for sure, this war, what led up to it, the consequences that it had for the people of Cyprus, is truly a forgotten place in world history, very few people know that it happened and what really ocurred.
For that, this film has value, and whether it pretends or not to be a sole source is perhaps not important--any film will represent a point of view.
Was it a good film as a film? I found it interesting because the topic is interesting, and there should be much more visibility of what happened, to both sides, during and after the 1974 war.
My perspective on war is this:
I was in a restaurant during the Falkans War, they announced that the British had just sunk the Argentinian Cruiser, and 800 Argentinians had died. The room erupted with cheering.
My companion, who was from Cyprus, said: "But think of all the mothers"
The room went quiet.
This film does the same for me, for the people who suffered on both sides.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Painful to watch, August 30, 2003

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I. Kyriakides "mysn95v6" (Davie, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Attila 74 - Rape Of Cyprus [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I purchased this so that I could watch what occured. My family is one of the 200,000 displaced greek cypriots from Famagusta. I brought this DVD home and my mother started crying immedietly when I showed it to her and told me to throw it away.

I couldn't watch it after seeing her react like that, then I showed it to my father and he said "I can't watch that" I feel so horrible for having purchased this and brining it into my parents house. I watched the DVD finally by myself and the parts that showed the aftermath of Turkey's invasion was extremly difficult to watch. To say the least it made me cry and was quite traumatic for me, but then again, it's very personal for me and my family.