Film
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969· G· 2h 1m· Adventure· Drama
“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.
1969-10-05
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorIrving Lerner
WriterPeter Shaffer
ScreenplayPhilip Yordan
ProducerEugene Frenke
Director of PhotographyRoger Barlow
Original Music ComposerMarc Wilkinson
Full cast & crew (18 cast · 7 crew)
Details
Released1969-10-05
Runtime2h 1m · G
StatusReleased
StudiosBenmar Productions · The Rank Organisation · Cinema Center Films
LanguagesEnglish · German
CountriesUnited Kingdom · United States of America
Rating6.1/10 · 12 votes
Original languageen
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