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The Royal Hunt of the Sun: Directed by Irving Lerner. With Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Davenport, Leonard Whiting. In 1532, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro leads an expedition into the heart of the Inca Empire and captures the Incan Emperor Atahualpa and claims Peru for Spain.
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- Irving Lerner
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32 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. Belief System Put To The Test. bkoganbing 28 February 2011. In the tradition of Becket comes The Royal Hunt Of The Sun, a piece of important history reduced to a personal struggle between two men.
Feb 5, 2024 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Shaw powerfully portrays the conquistador and his varying and complicated moods of violence, sadness, despair, anger and puzzlement.
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- Irving Lerner
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- Robert Shaw
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Full Review | Jul 10, 2018 Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Inaccurate but nevertheless visually enticing historical drama about the Spanish conquistadors in South America.
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969) directed by Irving Lerner • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 1969. Directed by Irving Lerner. 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.
Brief Synopsis. Read More. The Spanish explorer Pizarro captures the Inca god-chief Atahualpa and promises to free him upon the deliverance of a horde 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.
