Synopsis
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
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter ShafferWriter
- Irving LernerDirector
- 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