Made in 1963, this movie has the loosers in a Mayan civil war fleeing to live to fight another day. Their king Balam( George Chakiris) leads them in a sea voyage to a new land. A Native American tribe lead by Black Eagle( Yul Brynner)is scouting these invaders when he is captured. His wounds are treated by the future Queen ( Shirley Anne Field) so that he can be a sacrifical offering to the Gods. While Black Eagles tribe is mounting a rescue ,Balam's Mayan enemies are tracking them down. There is an epic battle on the steps of a Mayan Pyramid and the victors will end up controlling this new world. This older movie hold up surprising well. The American Indians are before the arrival of the Conquistador horses. Balams tribe are armed with spears, clubs and bows. My main fault with the movie / besides the "White" Mayans/ are that Balams enemies are armed with metal swords. ( ? ). A little research would have proably armed them with Obsidian baded clubs. Even so it is worth your time to watch or own. Yul Brynner was in the running for "Sparticus" and it is easy to imagine that he could have carried it off after seeing his portrayal as Black Eagle in this movie.Read full review
I saw this movie a long time ago on a late night movie channel. I always wanted to see it again. Was so pleased to see it for sale at such a reasonable price. The DVD quality was great.
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Seen this before and have been looking for it for awhile. Glad that I found it 😁. Have shared description with a friend and they're interested in watching it now as well.
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Have not seen this movie in nearly half a century. Old Hollywood type film.
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very good movie
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