Guns of Darkness

Guns of Darkness - 1962 | 102mins | Drama | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Anthony Asquith.
Producer: Thomas Clyde.
Script: John Mortimer. (from a novel by Francis Clifford)
Cinematography: Robert Krasker.
Editor: Frederick Wilson.
Art Director: John Herdell.
Music: Benjamin Frankel.

The Cast

David Niven - Tom Jordan
Leslie Caron - Claire Jordan
James Robertson - Justice Hugo Bryant
David Opatoshu - President Rivera
Derek Godfrey - Hernandez
Ian Hunter - Dr. Swann

Plot Synopsis

The scene is set in a South American republic, based on a book called Act of Mercy, it was scripted by John Mortimer and produced by Thomas Clyde. It tells of a swift and violent South American coup which has put the Army revolutionary chief in control and focuses on the personal crisis of an English planter, emotionally and politically naive Tom Jordan (David Niven), and his French wife, Claire (Leslie Caron). The marriage is disintegrating; the wife plans to leave her husband, but eventually reaches an understanding.
Excerpt© 'Puffin Asquith' by R.J. Minney.