Plunder of the Sun

Plunder of the Sun

Fortune-lust! A sin-strewn terror-trek! And the lure of a god goddess of the sun!

NR 1953 · 81 min · ★ 6.3 · Adventure, Mystery, Drama

An American insurance adjuster, stranded in Havana, becomes involved with an archaeologist and a collector of antiquities in a hunt for treasure in the Mexican ruins of Zapoteca.

Directed by John Farrow · Written by Jonathan Latimer

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