Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun

Now a lost world becomes a new world of adventure!

Directed by J. Lee Thompson

Produced by The Mirisch Company, United Artists

1963108 min6.1 / 10

A sweeping historical adventure about a Mayan king's flight across the ocean and the romantic and tribal conflicts that ensue in a new land.

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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