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Dark of the Sun
Movie6.6

Dark of the Sun

1968•1h 41m•War•Adventure•Drama
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Story Line

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.

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

Top Cast

Rod Taylor

Rod Taylor

Curry

Yvette Mimieux

Yvette Mimieux

Claire

Peter Carsten

Peter Carsten

Henlein

Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Ruffo

Kenneth More

Kenneth More

Doctor Wreid

André Morell

André Morell

Bussier

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Rating

6.6/ 10

Release Date

1968-02-08

Runtime

1h 41m

Genres

WarAdventureDrama

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User Reviews (1)

John Chard

John Chard

8/10
•8/10/2017
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 Brow...