The Dark Sun
1990, Italian. Directed by Damiano Damiani.
After the death of his mother a man returns to his hometown Palermo in southern Italy in order to get hold of the legacy. Once there he is forced to participate in various crimes commited by the mafia.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Damiano DamianiDirector
- Michael ParéRuggero Brickman
- Jo ChampaLucia Isgrò
- Phyllis LoganAttorney Camilla Staffa
- Luciano CatenacciCommissioner Catena
- Leopoldo TriesteAlfonso Isgrò
- Erland JosephsonAttorney Belmonte
- Sal BorgeseCast
- Tano CimarosaCast
- Cyrus EliasCast
- Geoffrey CoplestonCast
- Riccardo De TorrebrunaCast
- Giovanni GianconoCast
Details
- Released
- 4 February 1990
- Original title
- Il sole buio
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Damiano Damiani, Ennio De Concini
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The Dark Sun runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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The Dark Sun isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 February 1990. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Dark Sun?
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Who directed The Dark Sun?
The Dark Sun (1990) was directed by Damiano Damiani and stars Michael Paré, Jo Champa, Phyllis Logan.