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Release Date:
3 July 1968 (USA) moreTagline:
Brutes! Savages! Heroes! ...Paid to fight in the fury of the Congo! [UK theatrical] morePlot:
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through the Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies... more | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
A really memorable film experience---33 years later I remember it well!!! more (30 total)Cast
(Complete credited 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 |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
100 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Iceland:16 | UK:15 (1986) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:X | USA:Approved | USA:PG (re-rating) (1973)Fun Stuff
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In the scene leading up to the fight between Curry and Henlein alongside the train, the German is dubbed by Paul Frees. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Curry wears a French Foreign Legion paratrooper insignia on his beret, but requires constant translation when anyone speaks French. Either the badge is fake and undeserved, or he is the worst legionnaire there ever was! moreQuotes:
Curry: The gun's Chinese Ruffo, paid for by Russian rubles. The steel probably came from a West German factory built by French francs. Then it was flown out here on a South African airline probably subsidized by The United States. I don't think he got very far. moreFAQ
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Just a really good film with imagery you will never forget. I will always remember the encampment overrun by the Mao Mao and the black natives glee as they found a group of white nuns and were in the process of... well, this was only a few frames of film that demonstrate the total intensity and imagery of this film. The "Heart of Darkness" feelings and moody atmosphere of the train going through the jungle was awesome! Action scenes were great!