▁released ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁by ▁United ▁Art ists . ▁ ▁Plot ▁A ▁rep orter , ▁Robert ▁Bur ton , ▁he ars ▁tell ▁of ▁a ▁primitive , ▁hidden ▁Mexico ▁civil ization ▁where ▁little ▁has ▁changed ▁in ▁hundreds ▁of ▁years . ▁He ▁is ▁given ▁an ▁assignment ▁to ▁find ▁it , ▁but ▁is ▁disappoint ed ▁that ▁the ▁editor ▁is ▁also ▁sending ▁Kath ry n ▁Williams , ▁a ▁photograph er . ▁Robert ▁fear s ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁too ▁dangerous ▁an ▁expedition ▁for ▁a ▁woman . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁they ▁go ▁to ▁a ▁fi esta , ▁where ▁they ▁seek ▁out ▁bean ▁plant ation ▁owner ▁Juan ▁C erv antes ▁for ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁forb idden ▁city . ▁He ▁decl ines ▁to ▁help , ▁not ▁wish ing ▁to ▁off end ▁the ▁n atives ▁there , ▁but ▁is ▁sm itten ▁with ▁Kath ry n ▁and ▁inv ites ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁plant ation . ▁Kath ry n ▁lies ▁to ▁Robert , ▁telling ▁him ▁Juan ▁has ▁agreed ▁to ▁guide ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁hidden ▁civil ization . ▁ ▁L up ita , ▁the ▁sweet heart ▁of ▁Juan , ▁is ▁je alous ▁of ▁his ▁obvious ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁photograph er . ▁She ▁war ns ▁Juan ▁that ▁the ▁woman ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁him . ▁Juan ▁never theless ▁is ▁talked ▁into ▁taking ▁Kath ry n ▁and ▁Robert ▁where ▁they ▁wish ▁to ▁go . ▁He ▁dem ands ▁that ▁no ▁weapon ▁be ▁taken , ▁but ▁Robert ▁conce als ▁a ▁small ▁gun ▁and ▁uses ▁it ▁to ▁shoot ▁a ▁wild ▁animal ▁about