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Omar Khayyam

Genre:AdventureRomance

Released:1957-08-23

Runtime:101

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.


Cast:

Cornel Wilde

Character: Omar Khayyam

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Michael Rennie

Character: Hasani Sabah

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Debra Paget

Character: Sharain

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John Derek

Character: Prince Malik

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Raymond Massey

Character: The Shah

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Yma Sumac

Character: Karina

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Margaret Hayes

Character: Queen Zarada

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Joan Taylor

Character: Yaffa

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Perry Lopez

Character: Prince Ahmud

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Sebastian Cabot

Character: Nizam

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Morris Ankrum

Character: Sharain's Father

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Abraham Sofaer

Character: Tutush

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Edward Platt

Character: Jayhan

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James Griffith

Character: Buzorg

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John Abbott

Character: Yusuf

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Dick Elliott

Character: Tavern Keeper

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Douglas Spencer

Character: Pigeon Keeper

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Peter Adams

Character: Master Herald

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Henry Brandon

Character: Commander

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Kem Dibbs

Character: Tutush's Guard

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Paul Picerni

Character: Commander

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Robert Tafur

Character: Nobleman (uncredited)

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