The Royal Hunt of the Sun

The birth of a hero. The death of an empire. The adventure of a lifetime.

Oct 5, 1969 · 2h 1m

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.

Directed by Irving Lerner