IMDb plot summary: 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.
Directed by Jack Cardiff. Starring Rod Taylor, Yvettee Mimieux, Peter Carsten, and Jim Brown.
I'm kind of fascinated by how criticized this movie was for being incredibly violent on its release, because it really didn't strike me as over-the-top. Guess that's me being desensitized. It was also intriguing watching this so soon after I watched Blood Diamond, which is a completely different country, but also features a morally questionable white man teaming up with a black man to go find some diamonds in a country torn apart by civil war. I guess some stories are universal -- there will always be people looking to get their profit out of everyone else's conflict. Anyway, the movie's not great. Not nearly as good as Blood Diamond.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Dark of the Sun < Muppet Treasure Island
Dark of the Sun < Blackadder Back & Forth
Dark of the Sun > A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Dark of the Sun > The Goonies
Dark of the Sun > Men of Honor
Dark of the Sun < The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Dark of the Sun < Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Dark of the Sun < Soylent Green
Dark of the Sun > The Boss
Dark of the Sun < Adam's Rib
Dark of the Sun > Animal House
Final spot: #2415 out of 3102.
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