Kings of the Sun

1963 PG-13 1h 48m

6.1 / 10 48

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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.

Director J. Lee Thompson

Writers

Elliott Arnold Elliott Arnold James R. Webb

Stars

Yul Brynner George Chakiris Shirley Anne Field

Narrator (uncredited)

Chuck Hayward

Indian Warrior Friend to Black Eagle (uncredited)

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Geronimo1967 12 Aug 2023

6/10

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' be...