Dark of the Sun (The Mercenaries)

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6.9	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Jack Cardiff

Starring (View all)

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

Written by

Ranald MacDougall

Wilbur Smith

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8 years, 3 months ago at Jan 4 16:20

brutalmerc

Having been an amateur boxing champion prior to his venture into acting presented Taylor with the vigour and physicality to do his own action scenes in some of his nerve wrecking action films. When “DOTS” was filmed, Taylor, with natural hand-eye coordination, was in excellent shape for the terrific action scenes of the rugged, hard-boiled Curry which he did all by himself with exemplary flair... read more

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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.

Release date: 3 July 1968

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: August 3rd Via: Blu-ray Plot: 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. Rating: 7.1/10 Why Did I Watch It? This is another action film I've had on my watchlist for years; I found out about it when The Expendables was being made. With my current interest in action movies, I needed to give this one a spin!"

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