Plunder of the Sun (1953)
Fortune-lust! A sin-strewn terror-trek! And the lure of a god goddess of the sun!
An American insurance adjuster, stranded in Havana, becomes involved with an archaeologist and a collector of antiquities in a hunt for treasure in the Mexican ruins of Zapoteca.
- Date of release
- 1953-08-26
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama
- Director
- John Farrow
Casting
- Glenn Ford — Al Colby
- Diana Lynn — Julie Barnes
- Patricia Medina — Anna Luz
- Francis L. Sullivan — Thomas Berrien
- Sean McClory — Jefferson
- Eduardo Noriega — Raul Cornejo
- Julio Villarreal — Ulbaldo Navarro
- Charles Rooner — Captain Bergman
- Douglass Dumbrille — Consul
- Mona Barrie
- Victorio Blanco
- Juan García
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Mexico
Plunder of the Sun is a 1949 novel written by David Dodge about the hunt for ancient Peruvian treasure. It was adapted for the November 8, 1949 episode of the radio series Escape and later into the 1953 film noir of the same title, starring Glenn Ford and with the location changed from Peru to Mexico.
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