Kings of the Sun

Directed by J. Lee Thompson

With Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Shirley Anne Field, Richard Basehart and Brad Dexter

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.