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Omar Khayyam
Release Date: August 23, 1957
| Year | : | 1957 |
| Slogan | : | «Riding high with spectacular action and excitement !» |
| Genres | : | Adventure, Romance |
| Production Companies | : | Paramount |
| Director | : | William Dieterle |
| Producers | : | Bert McKay, Frank Freeman Jr. |
| Writers | : | Barré Lyndon |
| RunTime | : | 101 mins. |
Omar Khayyam was one of the greatest Persian poets. He was also a brilliant mathematician. Though his quatrains were written in the 11th century, they are still popular the world over. The details of his life are unknown, so this movie invents a biography for him and includes in it his real achievements - the invention of a new calendar and the penning of those epigrammatic poems. This film has him romancing a sultan's bride and foiling the assassin sect's plot to kill the sultan's son.
Main Actors
Cornel Wilde
Character : Omar Khayyam
Michael Rennie
Character : Hasani Sabah
Debra Paget
Character : Sharain
John Derek
Character : Prince Malik
Raymond Massey
Character : The Shah
Yma Sumac
Character : Karina
Margaret Hayes
Character : Queen Zarada
Joan Taylor
Character : Yaffa
Perry Lopez
Character : Prince Ahmud
Sebastian Cabot
Character : Nizam
Morris Ankrum
Character : Sharain's Father
Abraham Sofaer
Character : Tutush
Edward Platt
Character : Jayhan
James Griffith
Character : Buzorg
John Abbott
Character : Yusuf
Dick Elliott
Character : Tavern Keeper
Douglas Spencer
Character : Pigeon Keeper
Peter Adams
Character : Master Herald
Henry Brandon
Character : Commander
Kem Dibbs
Character : Tutush's Guard
Paul Picerni
Character : Commander
Robert Tafur
Character : Nobleman (uncredited)
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