Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun (1963)

Now a lost world becomes a new world of adventure!

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.

Date of release
1963-12-18
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (50)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
History, Adventure
Director
J. Lee Thompson

Casting

  • Yul Brynner — Chief Black Eagle
  • George Chakiris — Balam
  • Shirley Anne Field — Ixchel
  • Richard Basehart — Ah Min
  • Brad Dexter — Ah Haleb
  • Barry Morse — Ah Zok
  • Armando Silvestre — Isatai
  • Leo Gordon — Hunac Ceel
  • Victoria Vetri — Ixzubin
  • Rudy Solari — Pitz
  • Ford Rainey — The chief
  • James Coburn — Narrator (uncredited)

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