Dark of the Sun
Dark of the Sun

Dark of the Sun

United Kingdom

  • NR
  • 1968-02-08(GB)
  • War,
    Adventure,
    Drama
  • 1h-41m
66%
User
Score
Brutes! Savages! Heroes! They're Mercenaries... They're Paid to do a Job!

Overview

A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.

Top Billed Cast

Rod Taylor

Curry

Yvette Mimieux

Claire

Peter Carsten

Henlein

Jim Brown

Ruffo

Kenneth More

Doctor Wreid

André Morell

Bussier

Olivier Despax

Surrier

Guy Deghy

Delage

Bloke Modisane

Kataki

Calvin Lockhart

Ubi

Alan Gifford

Jansen

David Bauer

Adams

Murray Kash

Cochrane

John Serret

Father Dominic

Danny Daniels

General Moses

Alex Gradussov


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A review by John Chard

8.0
Written by John Chard on 2024-05-16

Muscular Mayhem! Dark of the Sun (AKA:The Mercenaries) is directed by Jack Cardiff and adapted to screenplay by Ranald MacDougall (alias Quentin Werty) and Adrien Spies from Wilbur Smith's novel "The Dark of the Sun". It stars Rod Taylor, Jim Brown, Yvette Mimieux, Peter Carsten and Kenneth More. A Panavision/Metroc...


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  • Status
    Released
  • Original Language
    not found
  • Budget

    No budget found

  • Revenue

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  • Content Score

    66
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