1968 · London
by Irving Lerner (director); Peter Shaffer (playwright); Philip Yordan (screenwriter, producer); Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw (starring)
London: National General Pictures, 1968. Revised British script for the 1969 film, a UK-US co-production. Based on the play by Peter Shaffer, written for the screen by Philip Yordan.
Dan Pavlides: Fueled by promises of gold, Pizarro (Robert Shaw) and his explorers make a third trip across the treacherous Andes Mountains to Peru, where they meet King Atahuallpa (Christopher Plummer), considered to be a god by his faithful followers. The two leaders overcome their initial mistrust and suspicion, garnering admiration for each other. When the King is sentenced to die, Pizarro tries unsuccessfully to prevent the monarch's death at the hands of (truncated)
Dan Pavlides: Fueled by promises of gold, Pizarro (Robert Shaw) and his explorers make a third trip across the treacherous Andes Mountains to Peru, where they meet King Atahuallpa (Christopher Plummer), considered to be a god by his faithful followers. The two leaders overcome their initial mistrust and suspicion, garnering admiration for each other. When the King is sentenced to die, Pizarro tries unsuccessfully to prevent the monarch's death at the hands of (truncated)