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Dark of the Sun (1968) is a war, adventure and drama film directed by Jack Cardiff, released on February 8, 1968 with a runtime of 1h 41m. It stars Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Peter Carsten and Jim Brown. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 84 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Dark of the Sun.
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Rod Taylor
as Curry
Yvette Mimieux
as Claire
Peter Carsten
as Henlein
Jim Brown
as Ruffo
Kenneth More
as Doctor Wreid
André Morell
as Bussier
Olivier Despax
as Surrier
Guy Deghy
as Delage
Bloke Modisane
as Kataki
Calvin Lockhart
as Ubi
Alan Gifford
as Jansen
David Bauer
as Adams
Directed by Jack Cardiff, written by Ranald MacDougall, Adrian Spies and Wilbur Smith, produced by George Englund.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 84 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on August 10, 2017
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Dark of the Sun (1968) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Dark of the Sun (1968) includes Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Peter Carsten, Jim Brown and Kenneth More. The film was directed by Jack Cardiff. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Dark of the Sun was released on February 8, 1968 and runs for 1h 41m.
Dark of the Sun (1968) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 84 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy war, adventure and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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