Peter Firth the film adaptation of "Equus". The film was only a moderate box-office success, but earned Firth a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe award in the same category. Further film work quickly followed, most notably Roman Polanski's "Tess" (1979). In May 1981, he appeared on Broadway again in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus" as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, replacing Tim Curry. Shaffer had offered him the role in the original London production, but he was unavailable due to film commitments. Other film work has included roles in "Diamonds on Wheels" (1973); "When You Comin' Back, Red
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (film) The Royal Hunt of the Sun (film) The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1969 British-American epic historical Drama film based on the play of the same name by Peter Shaffer. It stars Robert Shaw as Francisco Pizarro and Christopher Plummer as the Inca leader Atahualpa. Plummer appeared in stage versions of the play before appearing in the film, which was shot in Latin America and Spain. The film and play are based on the Spanish conquest of Peru by Pizarro in 1530. With a small rag-tag band of soldiers, Francisco Pizarro enters the Inca Empire and captures its