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HistoryAdventure

Kings of the Sun

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

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.

Release Date : 1963-12-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Mirisch CompanyUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Yul Brynner

Character Name : Chief Black Eagle

Original Name : Yul Brynner

Gender : Male

George Chakiris

Character Name : Balam

Original Name : George Chakiris

Gender : Male

Shirley Anne Field

Character Name : Ixchel

Original Name : Shirley Anne Field

Gender : Female

Richard Basehart

Character Name : Ah Min

Original Name : Richard Basehart

Gender : Male

Brad Dexter

Character Name : Ah Haleb

Original Name : Brad Dexter

Gender : Male

Barry Morse

Character Name : Ah Zok

Original Name : Barry Morse

Gender : Male

Armando Silvestre

Character Name : Isatai

Original Name : Armando Silvestre

Gender : Male

Leo Gordon

Character Name : Hunac Ceel

Original Name : Leo Gordon

Gender : Male

Victoria Vetri

Character Name : Ixzubin

Original Name : Victoria Vetri

Gender : Female

Rudy Solari

Character Name : Pitz

Original Name : Rudy Solari

Gender : Male

Ford Rainey

Character Name : The chief

Original Name : Ford Rainey

Gender : Male

James Coburn

Character Name : Narrator (uncredited)

Original Name : James Coburn

Gender : Male

Chuck Hayward

Character Name : Indian Warrior Friend to Black Eagle (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Hayward

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-12

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.