Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun

1963-12-18 1h 48m
History Adventure
6.1
User Score
44 votes

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

Overview

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.

J. Lee Thompson

Director

Elliott Arnold

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

1h 48m

Release Date

1963-12-18

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2023-08-12T20:07:01.084Z

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.