Summary
The Mercenaries is a British war film first released in 1968,
directed by Jack Cardiff.
The film stars Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Peter Carsten, Jim Brown and Kenneth More.
It has also been released under the title: Dark of the Sun.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Jack Cardiff
- Script: Wilbur Smith, Ranald MacDougall, Adrian Spies
- Photo: Edward Scaife, Jack Cardiff
- Music: Jacques Loussier
- 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), Alan Gifford (Jansen), David Bauer (Adams), Murray Kash (Cochrane), John Serret (Father Dominic), Danny Daniels (General Moses), Alex Gradussov (Belgian Refugee), Paul Jantzen (Capt. Hansen), David Lomas (Pilot), Monique Lucas (Mme. Bussier), Emery J. Ujvari (Functionary)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 100 min
- Aka: Dark of the Sun
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