Kings of the Sun is a 1963 movie directed by J. Lee Thompson for Mirisch Productions set in Mesoamerica at the time of the conquest of Chichen Itza by Hunac Ceel. The story is about Mayan refugees who sail to the Mississippi River Valley and lay the foundation for the Mississippian culture complex. The film stars Yul Brynner (Black Eagle), George Chakiris (Balam), Shirley Anne Field (Ixchel), Richard Basehart (head priest), Barry Morse, Brad Dexter, Armando Silvestre, Victoria Vetri (Ixzubin), and Leo Gordon as Hunac Ceel. It was produced by Lewis J. Rachmil, with a music score by Elmer Bernstein, and released by United Artists.
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