The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969) on Netflix
G19691h 58mAdventureDramaHistoryWar
In 1532, Francisco Pizarro leads a small band of soldiers into the Inca Empire and seizes its emperor, Atahualpa. Pizarro promises to set him free in return for a ransom in gold.
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Plot summary
Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish conquistador, brings a small band of soldiers into the Inca Empire in 1532 and claims the territory for Spain. He seizes Atahualpa, the Inca emperor and god-chief. Pizarro pledges to release him if a hoard of gold is delivered. Atahualpa remains in Pizarro's keeping while the ransom is gathered. Pizarro is torn between his wish to conquer and his sense of honor, and friendship grows between the captive and his captor.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
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- Voice actor Robert Rietti dubbed three of Christopher Plummer's most important scenes as the Inca emperor Atahualpa after American test audiences complained that the accent Plummer used was unintelligible.
- According to writer Bernard Gordon, producer Phil Yordan hired director Irving Lerner because he was cheap and controllable, a man who would not demand good sets, insist on retakes, or otherwise battle the producer; Lerner was also an asset because star Robert Shaw had agreed to accept him as director.
- Cinematographer Roger Barlow was a documentary filmmaker and friend of Irving Lerner who had never made a film before; Bernard Gordon wrote that Yordan never stopped complaining about Barlow's work and blamed Lerner for the blunder.
