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Director:
Irving Lerner
Writers:
Peter Shaffer (play)
Philip Yordan (writer)
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Release Date:
15 July 1970 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama more
Tagline:
The birth of a hero. The death of an empire. The adventure of a lifetime.
Plot:
The Spanish explorer Pizarro captures the Inca god-chief Atahualpa and promises to free him upon the delivery of a hoard of gold... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Christopher Plummer and Robert Shaw: the perfect combination for a wonderful movie! more (15 total)

Cast

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Robert Shaw ... Francisco Pizarro

Christopher Plummer ... Atahualpa
Nigel Davenport ... Hernando de Soto
Leonard Whiting ... Young Martin
Michael Craig ... Estete
Andrew Keir ... Valverde
William Marlowe ... Candia
James Donald ... King Carlos
Alexander Davion ... De Nizza
Sam Krauss ... Felipillo
Percy Herbert ... Diego
David Bauer ... Villac Umu
Danny Yordan ... Vasca
Alfredo Porras ... Manco
Joaquín Parra ... Mendoza
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Runtime:
USA:118 min | UK:121 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:U | USA:G
Filming Locations:
Peru more
Company:
Cinema Center Films more

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Christopher Plummer and Robert Shaw: the perfect combination for a wonderful movie!, 30 July 2003
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Author: Riekiebol from The Netherlands

This is really one of the best movies I´ve ever watched in my life! Christopher Plummer is absolutely wonderful as Atahualpa (nice accent, convincing acting) and Robert Shaw is a great Francisco Pizarro (lots of emotion and passion). This movie is about a beautiful culture and empire being ruined within a very short time: the Spanish conquistadors come to Peru in search of gold and to convert the natives. They find an extremely well-organised empire with their own God: Atahualpa. It´s fascinating to watch Pizarro becoming more and more fond of Atahualpa and at the same time it becomes more and more difficult for Pizarro to decide about the Inca´s fate. This is, of course, not a very modern movie: there are no visual or audio effects and at certain points the camera work isn´t perfect (a bit shaky, for instance). However, the story is great, the dialogue is interesting and sometimes thoroughly moving and the actors are doing a terrific job! Full marks for The Royal Hunt Of The Sun and...sorry, but I have to mention it...Plummer doesn´t look bad in this movie...

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