Dark of the Sun (also known as The Mercenaries) comes from director Jack Cardiff and a screenplay by Ranald MacDougall (writing as Quentin Werty) and Adrien Spies, based on Wilbur Smith's novel. It features Rod Taylor, Jim Brown, Yvette Mimieux, Peter Carsten, and Kenneth More. A Panavision/Metrocolor production with music by Jacques Loussier and cinematography by Edward Scaife, the film follows a group of mercenarie…