5.3
Captain Fracasse
1961
“Brutes! Savages! Heroes! They're Mercenaries... They're Paid to do a Job!”
Dark of the Sun (1968)
February 8, 19681h 41mEN
6.6
78 votes
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.
Director
Jack CardiffWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2.0M
Revenue
$1.5M
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
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John Chard
8.0Muscular 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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