Black Sun (French: Soleil noir) is a 1966 French-Italian crime thriller film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Michèle Mercier, Daniel Gélin and Valentina Cortese. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location near Ouargla in Algeria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq.
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Synopsis
The heiress Christine Rodier travels to a North Africa to find her long-lost brother Guy, who has been living in the Sahara Desert. Wanted for his collaboration with the Germans during the Second World War, he is living amongst former Nazis and other unsavoury types in a remote location.
Cast
Michèle Mercier as Christine Rodier
Daniel Gélin as Guy Rodier
David O'Brien as Eliott
Valentina Cortese as Maria
Louis Seigner as Gaston Rodier
Denis Savignat as Simon
Denise Vernac as Elise Rodier
Harry Riebauer as Herman
Patrick Balkany as Patrick Rodier
Maurice Garrel as Collabo
Carlos da Silva as Franco
Jean Topart as Bayard
Michel de Ré as Ergy
Jean Martinelli as Le curé
Frank Villard as Le curé
Jacques Monod as Gorel