Kings of the Sun
Now a lost world becomes a new world of adventure!
1963 | 108m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | J. Lee Thompson |
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| Writer: | Elliott Arnold, James R. Webb |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 18, 1963 |
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| Director: | J. Lee Thompson |
| Writer: | Elliott Arnold, James R. Webb |
| Genres: | Adventure, History |
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| Production Companies | United Artists, The Mirisch Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $4,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Chuck Hayward | Indian Warrior Friend to Black Eagle (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| J. Lee Thompson | Director |
| Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Hal Needham | Stunts |
| Buddy Van Horn | Stunts |
| Elliott Arnold | Screenplay, Story |
| Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography |
| Norma Koch | Costume Design |
| Nate H. Edwards | Production Manager |
| Allen K. Wood | Production Supervisor |
| Wayne Fury | Sound Effects Editor |
| Gilbert D. Marchant | Sound Effects Editor |
| Eric Seelig | Wardrobe Designer |
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| James R. Webb | Screenplay |
| William Reynolds | Editor |
| Alfred Ybarra | Art Direction |
| Emile LaVigne | Makeup Artist |
| Robert E. Relyea | Unit Manager |
| Joe LaBella | Property Master |
| Bert Hallberg | Sound |
| Roscoe Cline | Special Effects |
| Richard Carruth | Music Editor |
| Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sandy Whitelaw | Associate Producer |
| Lewis J. Rachmil | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
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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 tr ... ibe 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 not really capitalised upon and the writing and performances are just too stilted to make this anything much more than a typical sword-and-sandal effort set on a different continent.