Chat, chat, chat. Peter Schaffer's stage play about Spaniards and Incas as a hit - a literate look at colonialism with some impressive staging. I can see the thought process - "well take this and add scenery and it'll be a literate blockbuster".
Maybe. Some people will like it. but it's a lot of talk. Christopher Plummer is the Inca king in make up. Robert Shaw has grey in his hair.
Some effective moments - a battle sequence in slo mo with flameno, the death of Plummer.
Too much chat especially about God. There's a third act lecture from a priest, in common with many Phil Yordan scripts.
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