Film

Omar Khayyam

1957 · 1h 41m · Adventure · Romance

Riding high with spectacular action and excitement !

IMDb

5.9

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.

Cornel Wilde

Omar Khayyam

Michael Rennie

Hasani Sabah

Debra Paget

Sharain

John Derek

Prince Malik

Raymond Massey

The Shah

Yma Sumac

Karina

Margaret Hayes

Queen Zarada

Joan Taylor

Yaffa

Perry Lopez

Prince Ahmud

Sebastian Cabot

Nizam

Morris Ankrum

Sharain's Father

Abraham Sofaer

Tutush

Edward Platt

Jayhan

James Griffith

Buzorg

John Abbott

Yusuf

Dick Elliott

Tavern Keeper

• William DieterleDirector
• Barré LyndonWriter
• Frank Freeman Jr.Producer
• Ernest LaszloDirector of Photography
• Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
• Everett DouglasEditor
• Bert McKayCasting

Release date

August 23, 1957

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 41m

Genres

Adventure, Romance

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