The Royal Hunt of the Sun
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.
- Genre: Adventure, Drama
- Studio: Benmar Productions, The Rank Organisation, Cinema Center Films, Security Pictures
- Keyword: gold, peru, based on play or musical, incan empire, south america, rope bridge, atahualpa, 16th century, conquistador
- Cast: Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Davenport, Michael Craig, James Donald, Andrew Keir