Kings of the Sun
| Kings of the Sun | |
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Theatrical release poster by Frank McCarthy | |
| Directed by | J. Lee Thompson |
| Screenplay by | James R. Webb |
| Story by | Elliott Arnold |
| Produced by | Lewis J. Rachmil |
| Starring | Yul Brynner George Chakiris |
| Narrated by | James Coburn |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | William Reynolds |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
| Box office | $1,600,000 (US/ Canada) |
Kings of the Sun is a 1963 DeLuxe Color film directed by J. Lee Thompson for Mirisch Productions set in Mesoamerica at the time of the conquest of Chichen Itza by Hunac Ceel. Location scenes were filmed in Mazatlán and Chichen Itza. The film marks the second project Thompson completed with Yul Brynner within a year — the other being Taras Bulba.