War · Adventure
Dark of the Sun
Brutes! Savages! Heroes! They're Mercenaries... They're Paid to do a Job!
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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Top 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
Directed by
Jack Cardiff
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British StudiosReviews
John Chard
8/108/10/2017
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, today it is met with disdain by the PC brigade who are unable to view a 1968 movie and accept it as just that! Anyone order a curry in a hurry?! Jack Cardiff's picture is a ballsy men on a mis
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