Kings of the Sun

About Kings of the Sun

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.

Kings of the Sun is a 1963 history film directed by J. Lee Thompson.

Yul Brynner stars as Chief Black Eagle, George Chakiris as Balam, Shirley Anne Field as Ixchel, and Richard Basehart as Ah Min. Released in December 1963, it runs 108 minutes.

The screenplay is by Elliott Arnold and James R. Webb. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and fuboTV.

TMDB voters put it at 6.0 out of 10 across 50 votes.