with a cast of robert shaw and christopher plummer and peter shaffer powerful and touching stage drama of pizarro and the emperor or god atahuallpa be grippingly bring to the stage . pizarro and fight his way from nothing lead an expedition to find gold for himself and the king of spain . he find and become intrigue with the inca and live son of the sun god and promise freedom in exchange for a large chamber fill with gold . when the deed be complete and the spaniard refuse to accept pizarro promise and intend to put atahuallpa to death . the inca convinces pizarro that if he be put to death he will be bring back to life at dawn of the next day by the sun god . pizarro and a man without much faith have come to respect this man and want badly to believe him . shaw performance be and a usual and superb . christopher plummer be simply magnificent a the ruler of the inca empire .