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Omar Khayyam

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.

1957 |1h 41m |  Adventure, Romance

Cast

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Cornel Wilde

Omar Khayyam

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Michael Rennie

Hasani Sabah

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Debra Paget

Sharain

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John Derek

Prince Malik

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Raymond Massey

The Shah

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Yma Sumac

Karina

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Margaret Hayes

Queen Zarada

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Joan Taylor

Yaffa

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Perry Lopez

Prince Ahmud

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Sebastian Cabot

Nizam

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Morris Ankrum

Sharain's Father

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Abraham Sofaer

Tutush

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Edward Platt

Jayhan

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James Griffith

Buzorg

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John Abbott

Yusuf

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Dick Elliott

Tavern Keeper

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Douglas Spencer

Pigeon Keeper

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Henry Brandon

Commander

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Paul Picerni

Commander

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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