Dark of the Sun

Name: Dark of the Sun
Genre: War, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1968-02-08
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.6

★ 6,6 /10 (84 Votes)

1968 EN 101 min

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.

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Release date

08/02/1968

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1.5

Brutes! Savages! Heroes! They're Mercenaries... They're Paid to do a Job!

Genres

War Adventure Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

101 min

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$1,500,000

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

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Murray Kash

Cochrane

John Serret

Father Dominic

Danny Daniels

General Moses

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Alex Gradussov

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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/Metrocolor production, music is by Jacques Loussier and cinematography by Edward Scaife. A band of mercenaries embark upon a dangerous mission during the Congo Crisis... Back upon release it was met with some consternation by critics who thought it overtly violent and unpleasant,…

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