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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Violence Movie Release: 1975 DVD Release: 07/05/2000 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 41 mins Studio: Fox Lorber Members Wishing: 2 Genres: History, Military & War, Politics & Government

Filmmaker Michael Cacoyannis may have established himself in Greece, but he was born in Cyprus, and a Cypriot he remained in his heart. Cacoyannis' 1974 Attila 74: The Rape of Cyprus suggests that the Turkish invasion of his native land helped bring about the end of the military junta that had ruled Greece since 1966. But it also shows the appalling price imposed upon Cyprus and its people. Intriguingly, Attila 74 remains Cacoyannis's one-and-only documentary film. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Filmmaker Michael Cacoyannis may have established himself in Greece, but he was born in Cyprus, and a Cypriot he remained in his heart. Cacoyannis' 1974 Attila 74: The Rape of Cyprus allows that the Turkish invasion of his native land helped bring about the end of the military junta that had ruled Greece since 1966. But it also shows the appalling price imposed upon Cyprus and its people. The invading Turks weren't really led by Attila the Hun, of course, but they might as well have been so far as Cacoyannis was concerned. Intriguingly, Attila 74 remains Cacoyannis' one-and-only documentary film; it is every bit as compelling, and poetic as his fictional pieces. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide