Omar Khayyam
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1957-08-23
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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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.
Released
1957-08-23
Runtime
101
Director
William Dieterle
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Adventure
Romance
Language
English
Production
Paramount Pictures
Casts
Cornel Wilde
Cornel Wilde
Michael Rennie
Michael Rennie
Debra Paget
Debra Paget
John Derek
John Derek
Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey
Yma Sumac
Yma Sumac
Margaret Hayes
Margaret Hayes
Joan Taylor
Joan Taylor
Perry Lopez
Perry Lopez
Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian Cabot
Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum
Abraham Sofaer
Abraham Sofaer
Edward Platt
Edward Platt
James Griffith
James Griffith
John Abbott
John Abbott
Dick Elliott
Dick Elliott
Douglas Spencer
Douglas Spencer
Peter Adams
Peter Adams
Henry Brandon
Henry Brandon
Kem Dibbs
Kem Dibbs
Paul Picerni
Paul PicerniRobert Tafur
Robert Tafur