The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969 · Movie · 2h 1m · G
AdventureDrama
"The birth of a hero. The death of an empire. The adventure of a lifetime."
Overview
The Spanish explorer Pizarro captures the Inca god-chief Atahualpa and promises to free him upon the delivery of a hoard of gold. But Pizarro finds himself torn between his desire for conquest and his sense of honor after friendship and respect develops between captive and captor.
Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
Key crew
- Irving LernerDirector
- Peter ShafferWriter
- Philip YordanScreenplay
- Marc WilkinsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert ShawFrancisco Pizarro
- Christopher PlummerAtahualpa
- Nigel DavenportDe Soto
- Leonard WhitingYoung Martin
- Michael CraigEstete
- Andrew KeirValverde
- William MarloweCandia
- James DonaldKing Carlos
- Alexander DavionDe Nizza
- Shmulik KrausFelipillo
- Percy HerbertDiego
- David BauerVillac Umu
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Themes
goldperubased on play or musicalincan empiresouth americarope bridgeatahualpa16th centuryconquistador