by Trinity Entertainment
Sales Rank: 20594
Price: $7.99
Synopsis: The match of wits between conquistador Francisco Pizarro and Inca god-chief Atahualpa. After slaughtering most of Atahualpa's followers, Pizarro and his army hold the Inca leader hostage in return for a fortune in gold.
Viewer Reviews The film needs to be properly restored, though the DVD quality is ok, it has a so/so widescreen presentation. The print isn't very good. Chris Plummer tries in this odd part as the Incan king Atahualpa but the performance isn't believable and even came across as annoying and overacted. Robert Shaw is entertaining as usual, In this as the spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, though Pizarro isn't portrayed as very likable. He trys to schmooze Atahualpa just so he can get some gold. They become slight friends then Pizarro (a skeptic of his own religion) ends up believing that Atahualpa is some sort of God, who possibly won't die (not sure if this is historical)It gets a little silly. Then, the Incan king gets knocked off by the spaniards. Many of these Incans were slaughtered at the hands of the conquistadors. The film is ok, I certainly was expecting more but it came across as unlikable as a film. Thumbs up for Shaw though the character he plays here is a nitwit. Plummer's acting and character is an unintentional laugh (for this film). Someone remaster this.
