The Mercenaries (AKA Dark of the Sun)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062863/
PLOT: This film is the story of two mercenaries- Captain Curry and his counterpart Ruffo- an American educated Congolese- as they set out on a mission to save $50 million worth of diamonds...and a few people's lives. The whole story takes place in UN occupied, wartorn Congo. The government forces are fighting against a rebel group called Simba, who control a large part of the territory by force, while the rest of the country is under protection by UN peacekeepers. The two men gather a group of mercenaries including a Nazi war criminal, an alcoholic doctor and the leader of a squad from the Congolese army with troops. Curry is paid $50000 dollars (seems like a pretty good deal for the Congolese President!!) to go behind enemy lines and bring back the diamonds, the superintendent responsible for overseeing the operation of the mine, and his beautiful daughter.
The film is set-up similar to Buster Keaton's "The General"- only more serious and less comedic in its form. But similarly, they acquire a mission, begin on their journey by train dealing a few obstacles before reaching their destination, meeting some tense moments before escape, and the chase and conflict involved with making back to safety. A very classicly organized film, but one so absorbed with action and politics, that it makes for one helluva spectacular film. Alot of awesome action sequences.
Specifications:Here is another good review by Kendelkhan from imdb:
This is an excellent film and definitely one of Rod Taylor's best performances. Taylor is Curry, a mercenary commander in the Congo, during the Katanga secession. Jim Brown is his friend and number two, a US educated Congolese. Taylor plays Curry as a true mercenary of the period: ruthless, greedy, loyal to his comrades, and distrustful of his rivals and employers.
The film mixes two different periods of the civil wars in the Congo; the Katanga secession in 1960 and the Simba revolt in 1964. The original book is set squarely during the Katanga period and involves the Baluba war, not the Simba's. However both periods were exemplified by brutality on all sides. The film accurately portrays the enmity between the Katanga forces and the UN troops sent to intervene. It also accurately depicts the Belgian interests in Katanga.
Much like the train the mercenaries ride, the film starts out slow and builds up steam along the route. By the end, it's a runaway that comes crashing to its end. This is war and humanity at its worst, make no mistake. The closest I can come to finding a "good guy" is Jim Brown, the soldier who wants his country to be free and have its place in the modern world.
The Nazi character was based on an actual German mercenary in the Congo, Siegfried Mueller. Mueller was noted for wearing the Iron Cross, which he earned in the Second World War, on his uniform. The film makers changed it to a swastika for greater effect (I presume). There is a slight problem with the continuity of this character, as part way through the film, his voice is obviously dubbed by another actor. Presumably, this was due to sound problems and the unavailability of the actor to loop his lines.
All-in-all this is a great film; vastly superior to others of the genre, such as The Wild Geese and The Dogs of War. Just remember, war more often brings out the worst in humanity, rather than the best.
Format : Matroska
File size : 1.17 GiB
Duration : 1h 40mn
Video
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 6 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 40mn
Bit rate : 1 550 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 304 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.295
Stream size : 1.07 GiB (91%)
Writing library : x264 core 115 r2008
Audio
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 1h 40mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 119 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 160 Kbps
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 85.7 MiB (7%)
Language : English
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Link:
The.Mercenaries.aka.Dark.of.the.Sun.1968.DVDRip.x264.Codres.mkv 
roisiano escribió:Subtítulos en español ajustados al ripeo de codres. Gracias a Teeninlove/Juramentado por avisar de la existencia de subtítulos.
Edit: to admin - Is there a way to make an alternative login for non-spanish speakers? It was really frustrating for me to login today. I've needed a spanish speaker to be able to loginPapitu escribió:Aquí os dejo el audio en español adecuadamente sincronizado para esta versión:
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