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

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.