Omar Khayyam (1957)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.09 |
Directed By
William Dieterle
Crew
William Dieterle
Barré Lyndon
Frank Freeman Jr.
Ralph Jester
Ernest Laszlo
Sam Comer
Everett Douglas
Victor Young
Hal Pereira
Grace Gregory
Bert McKay
J. McMillan Johnson
TOP CAST
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
Douglas Spencer
Pigeon Keeper
Peter Adams
Master Herald
Henry Brandon
Commander
Kem Dibbs
Tutush's Guard
Paul Picerni
Commander
Robert Tafur
Nobleman (uncredited)
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