- HD 1080
- Runtime: 121m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Director: Irving Lerner
- Stars: Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Davenport, Michael Craig, James Donald
- keywords: gold, peru, based on play or musical, incan empire, south america, rope bridge, atahualpa, 16th century, conquistador
- Production_studio: Benmar Productions, The Rank Organisation, Cinema Center Films, Security Pictures
- Slogan: The birth of a hero. The death of an empire. The adventure of a lifetime.
- The The Royal Hunt of the Sun is featured in the top rankings of 1969
- #24 in Top Adventure Movies of 1969
- #90 in Top Drama Movies of 1969
The Spanish explorer Pizarro captures the Inca god-chief Atahualpa and promises to free him upon the delivery of a hoard of gold. But Pizarro finds himself torn between his desire for conquest and his sense of honor after friendship and respect develops between captive and captor.