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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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William Dieterle profile
William Dieterle

Director

Cast

Cornel Wilde profile
Cornel Wilde

Omar Khayyam

Michael Rennie profile
Michael Rennie

Hasani Sabah

Debra Paget profile
Debra Paget

Sharain

John Derek profile
John Derek

Prince Malik

Raymond Massey profile
Raymond Massey

The Shah

Yma Sumac profile
Yma Sumac

Karina

Margaret Hayes profile
Margaret Hayes

Queen Zarada

Joan Taylor profile
Joan Taylor

Yaffa

Perry Lopez profile
Perry Lopez

Prince Ahmud

Sebastian Cabot profile
Sebastian Cabot

Nizam

Morris Ankrum profile
Morris Ankrum

Sharain's Father

Abraham Sofaer profile
Abraham Sofaer

Tutush

Cornel Wilde profile
Cornel Wilde

Omar Khayyam

Michael Rennie profile
Michael Rennie

Hasani Sabah

Debra Paget profile
Debra Paget

Sharain

John Derek profile
John Derek

Prince Malik

Raymond Massey profile
Raymond Massey

The Shah

Yma Sumac profile
Yma Sumac

Karina

Margaret Hayes profile
Margaret Hayes

Queen Zarada

Joan Taylor profile
Joan Taylor

Yaffa

Perry Lopez profile
Perry Lopez

Prince Ahmud

Sebastian Cabot profile
Sebastian Cabot

Nizam

Morris Ankrum profile
Morris Ankrum

Sharain's Father

Abraham Sofaer profile
Abraham Sofaer

Tutush

Extra

Release Date

August 23, 1957

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Paramount Pictures logo

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