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Take elite commandos, send them on a do-or-die assignment - and sit back and watch the action explode. The men-on-a-mission formula that worked in 1967's The Dirty Dozen and in Where Eagles Dare (released in the U.S. in 1969) provides another salvo of volatile screen adventure with this strike-force saga released in 1968. Rod Taylor and Jim Brown are among a mercenary unit rolling on a steam train across the Congo, headed for the dual tasks of rescuing civilians imperiled by rebels and recovering a cache of diamonds. The film's violence is fierce, unforgiving, ahead of its time. Quentin Tarantino would offer a tribute of sorts to this red-blooded wallop of a cult fave by using part of its compelling score in Inglourious Basterds.
Original Release
02/08/1968
US Release
07/03/1968
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Rod Taylor | Curry / Capt. Bruce Curry |
Yvette Mimieux | Claire |
Peter Carsten | Henlein / Capt. Henlein |
Kenneth More | Doctor Wreid |
André Morell | Bussier |
Olivier Despax | Surrier |
Guy Deghy | Delage |
Bloke Modisane | Kataki |
Calvin Lockhart | Ubi / President Mwamini Ubi |
Alan Gifford | Jansen |
Directors
Writers
Ranald MacDougall, Adrian Spies, Wilbur Smith
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rod Taylor | Curry / Capt. Bruce Curry |
Yvette Mimieux | Claire |
Peter Carsten | Henlein / Capt. Henlein |
Kenneth More | Doctor Wreid |
André Morell | Bussier |
Olivier Despax | Surrier |
Guy Deghy | Delage |
Bloke Modisane | Kataki |
Calvin Lockhart | Ubi / President Mwamini 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 |
Tony Donaldson | Ruffo / Sgt. Ruffo |
Producers
Name | Role |
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George Englund | Producer |