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The Royal Hunt of the Sun

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

5.9 / 10
1969
121 min
Adventure
Drama

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.