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Kings of the Sun( 1963)

TV-MAHistoryAdventure
61%
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Yul Brynner

      Chief Black Eagle

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      George Chakiris

      Balam

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      Shirley Anne Field

      Ixchel

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      Richard Basehart

      Ah Min

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      Brad Dexter

      Ah Haleb

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      Barry Morse

      Ah Zok

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      Armando Silvestre

      Isatai

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      Leo Gordon

      Hunac Ceel

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      Victoria Vetri

      Ixzubin

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      Rudy Solari

      Pitz

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      Ford Rainey

      The chief

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      James Coburn

      Narrator (uncredited)

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      Chuck Hayward

      Indian Warrior Friend to Black Eagle (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Aug 12 2023
    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 ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4000000.00

    Revenue

    -

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