1969
5.9 (10 votes)
2h 1m
Genres
Adventure
Drama
Production Companies
Benmar Productions
The Rank Organisation
Cinema Center Films
Security Pictures
The Rank Organisation
Cinema Center Films
Security Pictures
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
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.
Key Crew
Writer: Peter Shaffer
Director: Irving Lerner
Producer: Eugene Frenke
Screenplay: Philip Yordan
Top Cast
Robert Shaw
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Plummer
Atahualpa
Nigel Davenport
De Soto
Michael Craig
Estete
James Donald
Carlos V
Andrew Keir
Valverde
William Marlowe
Candia
James Donald
King Carlos
