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The story about a band of mercenaries sent on a dangerous mission during the Congo Crisis was adapted into a screenplay by Ranald MacDougall. However, his real mission is to retrieve $50 million of diamonds from a mine company's vault. There's a scene where Taylor fights an ex-Nazi with chain saws. The Dark of the Sun Lyrics: In the dark of the sun / Will you save me a place? (1995). Was this review helpful to you? Description. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Directed by Jack Cardiff, there is so much testosterone in this picture, the stream started to lift weights mid-movie. It wasn’t like Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch, but it could’ve been close. In another scene, a train full of refugees has finally escaped the Mau Maus in the valley below-and just as it's about to reach the top of a hill, the power fails, the train goes all the way back down, and the refugees are slaughtered. Curry's subordinates include his black friend Ruffo and alcoholic Doctor Wreid. The Dark of the Sun by Wilbur Smith. Scorsese calls the film one of his "guilty pleasures". This is different from a pure post-apocalypse in that the world wasn't destroyed by a single great catastrophe per se (although many have befallen Athas), but instead it was the slow entropic exhaustion of the planet's resources that resulted in its current state. Actual violence in the Congo resulted in the deaths of up to 100,000 people. Only Ruffo is able to stop Curry from killing Henlein. I was 30 years of age, single again, and I could take the chance. It was the 49th most popular movie of the year in France. Technically the film does not fail to entertain. [4][5] Back at the convoy, with his job done, Curry reflects on the type of man he is before turning himself in for a court-martial to answer for his actions. His long time comerade is the overconscious Ruffo, a native of their Congolese country of action played by former football-jock and blaxploitation icon Jim Brown. Dark Sun is heavily steeped in the genre of sci-fi and fantasy known as dying earth. Second, Dr Wreid insists he cannot abandon a pregnant woman at a nearby mission hospital. 1968’s Dark of the Sun has been coming into its own as a kind of watershed action film, a picture that presents a real-world problem — political and racial unrest in former African colonies — but treats it as just another place to stage violent escapist thrills. This FAQ is empty. Dark Of The Sun - (Original Trailer) Rod Taylor and Jim Brown fight to get refugees and a fortune in diamonds out of the Congo under the Dark Of The Sun (1968). Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him. Dark Sun Accesory. A 1993 documentary, " Jamaican Railways," shows some behind-the-scenes footage at various locations. He casually kills two children for being possible Simba spies and starts making advances towards Claire. In his biography, "Magic Hour," director Jack Cardiff wrote: [3] He elaborated: This movie-Rod Taylor vs. the Mau Maus-was the most violent I'd seen up to that time. (monkey knowledge is disabled in these modes). Colonel Mostyn of the British Intelligence Service suspects there is a leak in his department and hires an American expatriate to eliminate various targets working for the Soviets. Critics condemned the film on its original release for its graphic scenes of violence and torture. Action, Certificate: GP ISBN 1-56076-316-7. Comedy. From the stylish hi-con titles to the expert blocking of action scenes, the show is an action winner. Dark Sun featured an innovative metaplot, influential art work, dark themes, and a genre-bending take on traditional fantasy role-playing. ‡ A real German mercenary named Siegfried Müller fought in the Congo during the 1960s wearing an Iron Cross. 15 of 21 people found this review helpful. "I knew it was sort of a watershed. The sense of the film is overwhelmingly violent; there's no consideration for anything else. 2. TSR Inc, by L. Richard Baker III (1992). The journey turns out to be a nightmare, softened only by Curry's meeting with Shermaine, a Belgian girl with whom he falls passionately in love. [6] In 1966, he was featured in the East German documentary entitled Der lachende Mann (English: The Laughing Man). Add the first question. Further complications arise when the mercenaries reach the mining town. After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Most of the film was shot on location in Jamaica using the country's railway system,[17] this took advantage of a working steam train as well as safety and cost-effectiveness. Los Angeles Times 24 Sep 1966: 23. A Tarantino favorite. I saw you sail across a river Underneath Orion's sword In your eyes there was a freedom I had never known before [Chorus:] Hey, yeah, yeah, in the dark of the sun We will stand together Yeah we will stand as one in the dark of the sun Curry and Ruffo set out to retrieve the diamonds during the night. [16], Filming started 16 January 1967. Filmland Events: Henry King to Film Story of Guadalupe. Valley of Dust and Fire. The band of awkward soldiers and ex-soldiers willing to do everything for money is represented well here. Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino are two of the film's fans. Dark of the Sun (also known as The Mercenaries in the UK) is a 1968 adventure war film starring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Brown, and Peter Carsten. View production, box office, & company info, Dr. Wreid is performing C-Section on a woman that has been in labor for three days at the Catholic mission, Harry Belafonte in The World, The Flesh And The Devil Available on Blu-ray From Warner Archive, Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff. In the dark of the sun will you save me a place? It was considered extremely violent for its day, and many critics panned it, but it actually played down the violence from what was really going on in Africa at the time. Directed by Jack Cardiff. When Curry returns to find his friend dead, he pursues Henlein and kills him after a vicious fight. British commando, Captain Curry, is hired by President Ubi of war-torn Congo, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds from a time-locked vault before the separatist Simba army that's fighting Ubi's forces and the UN peacekeepers overruns the remote town where the bank that holds the vault is located. Stars Jim Brown. You Save: $2.00 (13%) Share. As Curry waits anxiously for the vault to open, the Simbas attack the town and the station. An American travels to India to avenge the murder of his business partner. Henlein takes advantage of his absence to kill Ruffo in the mistaken belief that he has the diamonds. In 1961, mercenary Bruce Curry is publicly hired by Congolese President Ubi to rescue European residents from an isolated mining town about to be attacked by rebel Simbas. The film, which was directed by Jack Cardiff, is based on Wilbur Smith's 1965 novel, The Dark of the Sun. Dark of the Sun fits into the “mercenary” subgenre of the mission flick, which also includes The Wild Geese (1978), with Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, and Hardy Kruger in combat fatigues, and Christopher Walken in the film version of The Dogs of War (1981). They agree to help them leave town and befriend one of them, a pretty widow called Claire whose husband was murdered by the rebels. [15] In October, Jim Brown, who had just made The Dirty Dozen for MGM, signed to costar. Dark of the Sun book. Certificate: Passed Dark of the Sun DVD. The Congo. For love. It is no wonder Quentin Tarantino loves it so, while even Martin Scorsese labels himself a fan. Dark of the Sun is a top-notch marriage of action and suspense with a solid script (based on Wilbur Smith’s 1965 novel) and great performances, all set against the, then timely, backdrop of the Congo Crisis. However, a mortar round destroys the coupling between the last two carriages. 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. The movie was released in France as Last Train from Katanga (French: Le dernier train du Katanga). 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