Dark of the Sun

Your family?

No, Simbas.

All killed by Simbas.

Pass on, monsieur. Next.

Attention, attention.

Stay where you are.

Keep away from the gateway and fences.

You will be informed of transport later.

Stay where you are.

Do not, repeat,

do not rush the gate.

Attention. Stay where you are.

Keep away from the gateway and fences.

Captain Hansen, United Nations Peacekeeping force.

I'll take that gun of yours.

Captain Curry. Congo Special Force. No, you won't.

I'm sorry. This is Sergeant Ruffo.

No mercenaries go through here with weapons. I have my orders.

These are my orders.

If you check 'em, you see they're countersigned by President Ubi himself.

Captain, you wouldn't want any shooting in a place like this, crowded with civilians,

now would you?

When did foreign killers like you start worrying about civilians?

You're a long way from home yourself, Captain.

Now read the orders and step aside nice and quiet.

Thank you.

One of these days, remind me to load this thing, will you?

There's Ubi. Good-looking guy, isn't he?

I wonder what the hell he wants me for.

Well, we'll soon find out.

Posh, isn't it?

Very posh, sir.

I've admired this place since I was a boy.

- How are you, Sagan?! - Fine, sir.

You can wait for the captain over there.

Yes, sir.

May I present Monsieur Delage of the Belgian Mining Company?

Captain Curry of our auxiliary forces.

Sit down, Captain.

Thank you, sir.

Sit down, Captain. We need a well-rested man for this mission.

What exactly is this mission, sir?

Monsieur Delage and I want you to put a train together

and to go up north to Port Reprieve,

and of course, come back.

It's a 300-mile journey through rebel territory.

It also means busting through UN Lines.

Port Reprieve. What's up there?

People, Captain. Men, women and children cut off for a month.

The idea is for you to put together a force

that is strong enough to get them and bring them back here.

Yeah, I understand that. But why Port Reprieve?

There's lots of towns cut off by the Simbas.

Is your mining setup up than?

Yes, yes.

What are you mining? Cobalt?

No, no, diamonds, but the big thing is people.

How much in diamonds?

In American money, $50 million.

The diamonds are in the custody of our manager up there.

Superintendent Bussier.

He had time to send them out when things got impossible.

He used bad judgment.

Maybe he figured if he sent the diamonds out,

you'd take your time getting him and his people out.

My dear captain, your trade as a mercenary

- makes you In your own way a businessman like myself. - right.

Monsieur Ubi's government needs help.

My company can give him help If you bring back those diamonds.

His company will allow me all I need,

for guns, planes, medical supplies,

once they have the diamonds. but I'm running out of time, Captain.

They've started to pull the plug on me.

Those bankers in Switzerland, Brussels,

France.

Three days

to keep the Congo alive.

I must have those stones here in exactly three days.

And one more thing, the company has a man

halfway up to Port Reprieve, a man and a woman.

His name is Caderet.

If you could just pick them up, it's very important.

Wait a minute. All this in three days?

Get them back in that time with the people of course.

The people, of course.

And you'll get 125,000 francs.

In case your arithmetic is slow,

that comes to 25,000 of your American dollars.

$50,000. That's double in case yours isn't so hot.

A deal, Captain, provided you make the deadline.

All right, sir, now here are my provisions.

I do not wanna get shot at by United Nations air and ground forces.

General Moses and the worst of the Simbas are up around that area.

I'll have enough trouble getting through there.

So if you can give me a letter telling the United Nations

to let this train go unmolested to Port Reprieve and back.

That's number one.

Number two, I want a letter giving me command of Striker Blue Force

and an open order to choose my own officers and men.

The essence of speed, no fat on the train, OK?

Two flatcars, one coach, one caboose, that should do it.

Hey, Curry!

You remember me. Jansen. Life magazine.

Oh, yeah, how are you?

- Cochrane, Adams, international news. - HI.

Captain Bruce Curry.

I've always wanted to meet a real live mercenary.

- Have a beer or something. - No, thanks. I'm having one with the sergeant.

He's a big ape, isn't he?

He said you're a big ape.

I guess if you think about it, he's right, huh?

I better get started. Gentlemen, excuse me.

Excuse us.

Why didn't you warn me he speaks English?

He speaks four languages. He went to USC as an exchange student.

For the people back home, Captain,

is it true you mercenaries will do anything for money?

How much do you make a month for killing people?

Lay off him, Ed.

I don't like mercenaries.

I'll tell you what I don't like.

I don't like fat hacks who sit on their butts in bars

waiting for trouble to start so they can get it wrong when they write about it.

Just keep your mouth off me, 'cause you're not in good enough shape.

He's mean, isn't he?

- Hey, way ahead of me. - It's coming along pretty good.

That's good. .50 caliber machine guns. five of them.

Two here, two here, one on the caboose.

I'd say we need 40 troops, 20 in each flatcar,

guard post should be front, rear, middle and both sides.

Good, good, sandbags around the edge.

Now.

Ninety seconds to talk about something else.

Shoot

Money.

A hell of a lot of money.

Ubi's gonna give me $50,000 if we come back with the diamonds on time.

Look, I know what you're gonna say, and you keep the money.

Now if we do get back here on time,

it'll be you just as much as me that did it.

So you deserve part of the dough.

Look, we don't talk about these things too often, Curry,

and this is no time to start.

You have your reasons for being here and what the hell,

money's a big one. With me, it's simple. This happens to be my country.

Happens to be your country, OK.

You don't change, do you?

OK, next case.

Officers.

You need him.

He's a dangerous son of a...

Ho's the best available officer hero.

All right, I'll go along with that.

I just he doesn't find out we're going after $50 million worth of diamonds.

Whiskey.

Hey, Curry,

it's awfully generous of you to offer me one half of $50,000.

Half? Who said anything about giving you half?

Merci.

Hey, what's that for?

We mod a doctor. Got it?

Got it.

- Hello, Curry. - Captain.

Welcome to Striker Blue Force. You know Lieutenant Surrier.

Hello, Lieutenant. We're leaving on a mission starting at dawn tomorrow.

It's through country so we'll need your help.

Check with Sergeant Ruffo here. He'll fill you in.

- Yes, sir. - Good.

Let's get something straight right away.

When you are in my company, you ask me when you want something.

Yeah, well, you're in my company, Captain Henlein.

I'm in command.

I want 40 of your best men from Striker Blue company,

I need 'em equipped for a foray up country. Three days.

So they think you are a better man than I am.

What do you expect from a black army?

Do you know any other reason, Curry?

Could be what's on your chest.

Your picture was in every newspaper in Europe last week wearing that swastika.

Didn't create a very good impression.

I may go. I may stay.

I will have to decide.

You just lot mo know. If you do go, got rid of that.

It makes me nervous.

I forgot who I'm supposed to be mad at.

I don't forget.

Where's this mission going?

I'll let you know when the times comes.

That's if you're still with us, of course.

Have a little belt, doc. It's cocktail hour.

Cheers.

All right, Curry, let's have it. What do you want?

Doc, I'm leaving on a mission tomorrow.

I come in here to share a drink with you and you behave like a district attorney.

What sort of mission?

The usual. Maybe a little action, bring some people back.

Triumph of the distiller's art.

This mission, how long are you going to be away?

- Three days. - Important?

Yeah.