| The Royal Hunt of the Sun | |
| Director: | Irving Lerner |
| Producer: | Robert Sisk |
| Screenplay: | Philip Yordan |
| Music: | Marc Wilkinson |
| Editing: | Bill Lewthwaite |
| Studio: | Cinema Center Films Security Pictures |
| Distributor: | Rank Organization (Great Britain) National General Pictures (United States) |
| Runtime: | 121 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom United States |
| Language: | English |
The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1969 British-American epic historical drama film based on the play of the same name by Peter Shaffer. It stars Robert Shaw as Francisco Pizarro and Christopher Plummer as the Inca Emperor Atahualpa. Plummer appeared in stage versions of the play before appearing in the film, which was shot in South America and Spain. The film and play are based on the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire (now Peru) by Pizarro in 1530.
With a small rag-tag band of soldiers, Francisco Pizarro enters the Inca Empire and captures its Emperor, Atahualpa. Pizarro promises to free him in return for a golden ransom, but later finds himself conflicted between his desire to conquer and his friendship for his captive.
The film has a rating of 56% on Rotten Tomatoes.[1]
The Royal Hunt of the Sun was released to DVD by Simitar Entertainment in 1997, and by CBS Home Entertainment on November 25, 2014, via its CBS MOD DVD-on-demand service.