| Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Davenport, Michael Craig, Andrew Keir, William Marlowe, James Donald, Alexander Davion, Leonard Whiting. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Roger Barlow ; editors, Peter Parasheles, Bill Lewthwaite ; music, Marc Wilkinson. |
| Note |
Videodisc release of the 1969 motion picture. |
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Based on the play by Peter Shaffer. |
| Audience |
Rated PG. |
| Summary |
Fueled by promises of gold, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and his explorers venture across the treacherous Andes Mountains to Peru. There, Pizarro captures King Atahuallpa, Inca's godlike monarch, and promises his freedom upon the deliverance of gold. But friendship and respect develop between the two leaders and when the King is sentenced to die, Pizarro finds himself torn between his desire for conquest and his sense of honor for the King. |
| Subject |
Conquerors -- Spain -- Drama.
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Incas -- Kings and rulers -- Drama.
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Gold -- South America -- Drama.
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Pizarro, Francisco, approximately 1475-1541 -- Drama.
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Atahualpa, -1533 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Adventure films.
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| Added Author |
Yordan, Philip, 1914-2003.
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Lerner, Irving, 1909-1976.
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Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978.
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Plummer, Christopher, 1929-2021.
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Davenport, Nigel, 1928-2013.
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Craig, Michael, 1929-
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Keir, Andrew, 1926-1997.
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Marlowe, William.
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Donald, James, 1917-1993.
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Davion, Alexander, 1929-2019.
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Whiting, Leonard, 1950-
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Royal Film Produktions.
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Benmar Productions Ltd.
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905 Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
692865207337 |
| Music No. |
2073 905 Entertainment |
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