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| Rod Taylor | ... | ||
| Yvette Mimieux | ... |
Claire
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Henlein
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Doctor Wreid
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Bussier
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Olivier Despax | ... |
Surrier
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Guy Deghy | ... |
Delage
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Bloke Modisane | ... |
Kataki
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Ubi
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Alan Gifford | ... |
Jansen
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David Bauer | ... |
Adams
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Murray Kash | ... |
Cochrane
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John Serret | ... |
Father Dominic
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Danny Daniels | ... |
General Moses
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A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through the Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to rescue $50 million in uncut diamonds.
Though I am not usually a fan of war movies, nor of violent movies, I am a fan of Rod Taylor and have been, ever since I saw him first at a tender age, that was in "The time Machine". When I first saw Dark of the Sun, I thought it very violent, but Rod Taylors performance as the mercenary captain Curry stood out. His character had a sort of integrity not often seen in such movies, and he was playing a much more mature part than in roles he usually had. This movie is undoubtedly his best, perhaps apart from "Young Cassidy". His captain Curry is a man, on whose sore toes you don´t want to step, a man who perhaps is selling his gun but not his conscience.