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.
Yul Brynner
as Chief Black Eagle
George Chakiris
as Balam
Shirley Anne Field
as Ixchel
Richard Basehart
as Ah Min
Brad Dexter
as Ah Haleb
Barry Morse
as Ah Zok
Armando Silvestre
as Isatai
Leo Gordon
as Hunac Ceel
Victoria Vetri
as Ixzubin
Rudy Solari
as Pitz
Ford Rainey
as The chief
James Coburn
as Narrator (uncredited)
