Dark of the Sun

1968 101 min ★ 6.6 War, Adventure, Drama

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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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

Details

Director

Jack Cardiff

Screenplay

Ranald MacDougall

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$1,500,000

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Reviews

J

John Chard

August 10, 2017

★ 8/10

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 Scaif...