The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
October 5, 1969
Adventure, Drama
2h 1m


The birth of a hero. The death of an empire. The adventure of a lifetime.
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Irving Lerner
- Francisco Pizarro Robert Shaw
- Atahualpa Christopher Plummer
- De Soto Nigel Davenport
- Young Martin Leonard Whiting
- Estete Michael Craig
- Valverde Andrew Keir
- Candia William Marlowe
- King Carlos James Donald
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Keywords
- gold
- peru
- based on play or musical
- incan empire
- south america
- rope bridge
- atahualpa
- 16th century
- conquistador