Kings of the Sun (1963)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

Elliott Arnold (story), Elliott Arnold (screenplay),

Stars:

Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Shirley Anne Field

Cast

Complete credited cast:
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 (as Victoria Vettri)
Rudy Solari	...	Pitz
Ford Rainey	...	The chief
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Angel Di Steffano	...	Balam
José Moreno	...	The youth

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

mayan | native american | love | king | shield | 

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Taglines:

How a lost world became a new world of adventure!

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | History | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Könige der Sonne

Filming Locations:

Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mirisch Corporation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The Mayans and the Mississippians seem to speak the same language, when in fact they are from separate language families (Mayan and Algonquian).

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Connections

Referenced in The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1964)

User Reviews

excellent movie one of brynners best, wish it was on video

Different kind of movie, but an epic movie in the style of the 50's and 60's. Yul Brynner is excellent as the indian chief, lots of action and drama. I wish someone would put it on video or dvd because I would love to add it to my collection along with a lot of other Yul Brynner's movies that nobody seems to have wanted to cash in on. It compares with Taras Bulba and the Ten Commandments