Kings of the Sun

Watch: Kings of the Sun

Unrated

12/18/19631h 48m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Now a lost world becomes a new world of adventure! ~

Overview:

In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into conflict with a tribe of Native Americans led by their chief, Black Eagle, while both Balam and Black Eagle fall in love the beautiful Mayan princess Ixchel.

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$4,000,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

Cast

Yul Brynner

~ as ~

Chief Black Eagle

George Chakiris

~ as ~

Balam

Shirley Anne Field

~ as ~

Ixchel

Richard Basehart

~ as ~

Ah Min

Brad Dexter

~ as ~

Ah Haleb

Barry Morse

~ as ~

Ah Zok

Armando Silvestre

~ as ~

Isatai

Leo Gordon

~ as ~

Hunac Ceel

Victoria Vetri

~ as ~

Ixzubin

Rudy Solari

~ as ~

Pitz

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
The oddest of casting here as Yul Brynner, George Chakiris and Shirley Anne Field star in a story of a Mayan population driven from their city by invaders. They take refuge in what they hope will be a safe haven far away and rebuild their temple. Brynner plays "Black Eagle" the chief of the local tribe already in-situ and after a few skirmishes, he gets captured and falls in love with Chakiris' betrothed - "Ixchel" (Field) before the invaders catch up with them... It is rare for meso-American history to be the focus of a plot and it makes for quite an interesting cultural backdrop. Sadly, it's not really capitalised upon and the writing and performances are just too stilted to make this anything much more than a typical sword-and-sandal effort set on a different continent.