High Bright Sun, The

During the opening credits looking towards the lighthouse and the facilities of the port authority of Manfredonia (province of Foggia, Apulia), situated at the Molo del Levante and standing in as the Cyprus HQ in Nicosia. After leaving the guarded ground the 1942 Humber Armoured Cars are parked alongside the Piazzale Silvio Ferri.

Shortly afterwards, Major McGuire makes his way on patrol to the hinterland, but actually driving towards the Viale Miramare, while the Manfredonia fortress is partially visible behind the trees. By the way, the secret of the man in the brown suit will only be solved at the very end.

McGuire's Land-Rover honks its way through the crowd along Via Tribuna, watched warily by angry young locals …

… and under the disapproving look of the Greek Orthodox priest on his mule at the southwestern corner of the Largo dei Baroni Cessa, …

… where the then Lavatoio pubblico (public washing facility), opened in 1934 for the around habitants, comes into view. The now empty square serves as parking lot.

Looking first towards the Monte Saraceno, known for the necropolis with 500 graves, the camera pans north from the mountain ridge, with the Gulf of Manfredonia in the background.

The camera pans further until the town of Mattinata comes into view. In the center background the large cemetery of the municipality can be seen.

Directly up the northern slope McGuire's 1953 Land-Rover 86'' arrives at the spot near the archaeological site Juno that currently is being worked on.

Two young goatherds, previously searched for weapons by McGuire, run away. The road visible beneath them is the Strada Statale 89 leading up towards Monte Sant'Angelo.

A really nice couple: Susan Strasburg as Juno Kozani and Dirk Bogarde as Major McGuire, warns her about the dangerous situation for foreign people to be outside alone.

Juno returns by car to the mansion of Dr Andros (Joseph Fürst) and is welcomed by Emile (Colin Campbell), the son of the host family. Filmed in front of Villa Basso, built in 1850 and situated in the hamlet of Macchia at the foot of the Gargano mountain range.

At the same time the 1942 Bedford MWD of the British Middle East Land Forces (MELF) drives down the mountainous road close to the Andros estate. Filmed on the Strada Provinciale 55, leading down from Monte Sant'Angelo.

After leaving the hairpin bend, the military vehicle is ambushed and hit by enemy bullets, killing the driver instantly. The harbour town of Manfredonia can be recognised in the top left of the front window.

As a result, the army truck breaks through the edge wall of the road and runs uncontrollably down the steep slope.

Finally, the Bedford remains completely destroyed on the access lane to the Andros estate. After the dead driver and his seriously injured passenger were recovered by the 1952 Fordson Thames Ambulance, McGuire interrogates Juno as witness to the attack. In the very background the hamlet of Madonna della Libera can be seen.

McGuire later returns to Nicosia and is driven to his private accommodation. Filmed in Manfredonia along Via Stella, looking towards the Chiesa di Santa Maria Stella Maris.

McGuire watches carefully out of the window to make sure no one has followed him. Actually we are looking on Via Stella towards the corner with Corso Roma.

On the way back from Dr Andros' Villa, the 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet with undercover EOKA fighter Haghios behind the wheel encounters a night time roadblock by the British occupiers. Filmed in Day for Night technique on the Strada Provinciale 55 in direction to Manfredonia, while in the background the hamlet of Madonna delle Grazie is visible.

Leaving the Pantopoleion bar McGuire heads for his apartment. Still in Manfredonia, the building at Corso Manfredi, 136, located at the corner with Via Campanile and suitably dressed for filming.

Once again the Intelligence officer has noticed that he is being shadowed by an unknown. Looking down Via Campanile with the harbour navigational light at the end of the Molo del Levante in the distance.

Indeed, because he is trailed by the man in the brown suit again, but not really professionally. Now we see him oddly a few blocks away down the street, passing by the barber shop at Corso Manfredi, 14, situated by the corner with Via dei Celestini.

Dirk Bogarde heads along the pavement and has just passing the doorway to the property Corso Manfredi, 22, now hosting the Municipal library of Manfredonia.

Shortly thereafter, George Pastell also reaches the entrance to the property Corso Manfredi, 26, and has noticed, that Bogarde has meanwhile changed the street side.

At the corner of Via San Francesco with Largo San Francesco, Bogarde looks back to see if he has managed to shake off his mysterious pursuer. The camera views in direction of Via delle Antiche Mura.

A look through the windows of the corner property lobby, situated at Via San Francesco, 60, confirms that Pastell is going in a different direction, while on the opposite side, the greenery next to the side entrance of the Chiesa San Francesco is visible.

"West Side Story" star George Chakiris, born in the USA to Greek immigrants, is predestined to play Haghios, the good-looking but cold-blooded and fanatic EOKA fighter. Waiting patiently in his cabriolet not far away from the Andros estate to intercept Juno. With Manfredonia the main location can be recognised in the distance.

Reaching the airport, McGuire's Land-Rover turns into the driveway. In fact filmed on the Strada Statale 89, called Garganica, half way between Foggia and Manfredonia, with the barracks of Amendola military base in the background.

Major McGuire gets out the car in front of the guarded entrance. Actually we see the then entrance area of the Amendola military airfield, standing in as Nicosia Airport.

Together with young Emile Andros behind the wheel, Juno makes her way to the airport. Filmed at the winding section of Strada Statale 89, leading down from Monte Sant'Angelo along the mountain ridge of Monte Saraceno towards the coastline.

Their 1960 Hillman Minx Estate approaches the intersection with the Garganica major road within sight of the remarkable Monte Saraceno, while the Gulf of Manfredonia glimpsed in the distance.

While McGuire is waiting for Juno at the Nicosia airport, her plane for Athens has just landed. A turboprop Vickers Viscount 700 type of British European Airways (BEA) onto un unknown runway, maybe Bari airport. Perhaps the facilities in the background give a hint.

Meanwhile, Juno has learned from Emile that the EOKA plans an ambush to kill her on the way to the airport, so he gives her a loaded Baby Browning for the worst case. Their Hillman is just passing the bridge of Strada Provinciale 55 at the hamlet of Madonna delle Grazie heading for Manfredonia.

While one of the EOKA fighters is aiming for Juno, Emile walks into the line of fire so that she can get out of the car and run away. Then Emile shoots Juno, but deliberately misses it. Filmed somewhere around the Macchia plain, east of Manfredonia.

After chasing through the olive groves, Juno reaches the courtyard of an olive mill by the back entrance. Somewhere in the Macchia plain, but so far unknown location.

Juno storms up the stairs to hide somewhere, but the two pursuers together with Emile, are already appearing. The ancient looking columns behind them may indicate the location.

Once reaching at the roof top, desperate Juno decides to hide behind a straw bale in the dovecote. Behind her the seemingly endless olive groves of the Macchia plain and in the distance the the slopes of the Gargano mountain range.

After a patrol of the military police came across the abandoned Hillman, MELF later find the bodies of both EOKA members and of Emile, who was fatally injured while trying to save Juno's life, in the inner courtyard of the olive mill. The view from the access lane towards the main entrance of the so far unknown location.

Taken up somewhere by a very pushy car driver, Juno can force him subsequently to leave his own vehicle thanks to the pistol given earlier by Emile. She finally reaches Nicosia late in the evening where she finds refuge in the Cafe Candia bar, actually a specially dressed corner house in Manfredonia, today located at Via Tribuna, 221.

After Major McGuire has been called by the tavern owner, he picks up Juno in plain clothes, who is waiting completely exhausted in the back room. When the two of them leave the "Candia" again, an EOKA spy present in the bar whistles at Haghios, who is waiting in a 1957 MG Magnette around the corner. So far unknown location.

Haghios' car already appears in the background, still unnoticed by the couple, while McGuire helps Juno down the steps on the Piazza San Michele Arcangelo.

Suddenly coming out of the side street, British Intelligence Charlie Baker (Denholm Elliott) cuts off Haghios' way with his 1957 Morris Minor Traveller. Then he pretends a car breakdown so McGuire and Juno can escape, filmed at the corner with Via Monfalcone.

The next day, McGuire is awakened in his apartment by a distant detonation. It turns out that the EOKA took revenge on the family who owned Cafe Candia with a bomb attack. Indeed, the same location as Capture 38, but now artfully arranged by set dresser Robert Cartwright.

The older one of their two little children remains behind disturbed at the crime scene while the ambulance drives away with howling sirens. The well from back then has long while since gone.......

... but the house wall still exists next door, where the usual suspects are searched for weapons by MELF.

During the night, McGuire's apartment is besieged by EOKA around Haghios, so a 1954 Morris Oxford goes up in flames because of a hand grenade. In the end, Charlie Baker has to intervene again by killing two EOKA fighters who want to take under fire the Major's flat from the opposite roof terrace with a heavy machine gun. Again Via Stella at the intersection with Corso Roma.

The next day at the heavily guarded ground of Nicosia airport with the plane for Athens. In fact this is RAF Northolt, Ruislip, Middlesex, with the four-engine Canadair North Star C-4 type of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).

Indeed at Northolt airfield. After all passengers have boarded for Athens, Juno leaves the MELF 1950 Standard Vanguard and is escorted by Lieutenant Colonel Park (Nigel Stock) to the aircraft.

During the flight, Juno discovers with horror that Haghios is among the passengers and locks himself into the on-board lavatory until shortly before landing. The arial view from the Saronic Gulf trough the smog towards Athens, Greece, shows the Faliron Bay east of Piraeus with the canalized Ilissos river. The Hymettus mountain range is visible in the background.

Charlie Baker is also aboard and notices how the BOAC North Star C-4 draws a loop over the capital as it approaches the airport. On the center left side the Hilton Hotel is visible as one of the modern landmarks, opened in 1963.

Probably stock footage: The later westwing and the tower of Ellinikon International Airport, the international airport of Athens until 2001, where Major McGuire is already waiting for Juno's arrival.

Back to Northolt airfield, standing in for Athens airport too. The last chance for Haghios to kill Juno Kozani, so he is unlocking his Automatic.

All interior shots were filmed at Pinewood Studios. Northolt Airport appears also in "Highly Dangerous", "The Lavender Hill Mob", "The Teckman Mystery", "Tiger by the Tail" and others.