The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)

Movie"The birth of a hero. The death of an empire. The adventure of a lifetime."
Audience Score
60
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G 2 hr 1 minOct 5th, 1969Drama, Adventure
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.
StarringRobert ShawChristopher PlummerNigel Davenport
DirectorIrving Lerner
WriterPeter Shaffer

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 5th, 1969
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 20th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Benmar Productions, The Rank Organisation, Cinema Center Films, Security Pictures
Movie Tags:
based on play or musicalgoldperu16th centurysouth americaincan empireconquistadorrope bridgeatahualpa