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Omar Khayyam

50 %|Aug 23, 1957|Adventure, Romance

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.

Featured Crew

William Dieterle
Director
Barré Lyndon
Writer
Frank Freeman Jr.
Producer
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Grace Gregory
Set Decoration
Ralph Jester
Costume Design
Everett Douglas
Editor

Cast

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Cornel Wilde
Omar Khayyam
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Michael Rennie
Hasani Sabah
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John Derek
Prince Malik
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Yma Sumac
Karina
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Margaret Hayes
Queen Zarada
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Perry Lopez
Prince Ahmud
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Morris Ankrum
Sharain's Father
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Dick Elliott
Tavern Keeper
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Douglas Spencer
Pigeon Keeper
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Peter Adams
Master Herald
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Henry Brandon
Commander
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Kem Dibbs
Tutush's Guard
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Paul Picerni
Commander
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Robert Tafur
Nobleman (uncredited)