The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
- G
- 10/05/1969 (US)
- Adventure, Drama
- 2h 1m
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.
Peter Shaffer
WriterIrving Lerner
DirectorPhilip Yordan
ScreenplayCast
Robert Shaw
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Plummer
Atahualpa
Nigel Davenport
De Soto
Michael Craig
Estete
James Donald
Carlos V
Andrew Keir
Valverde
William Marlowe
Candia
