Finland / Aug 23, 1957
Riding high with spectacular action and excitement !
1h 41min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joan Taylor | Yaffa |
| Perry Lopez | Prince Ahmud |
| Sebastian Cabot | Nizam |
| Morris Ankrum | Sharain's Father |
| Abraham Sofaer | Tutush |
| Edward Platt | Jayhan |
| James Griffith | Buzorg |
| John Abbott | Yusuf |
| Dick Elliott | Tavern Keeper |
| Douglas Spencer | Pigeon Keeper |
| Peter Adams | Master Herald |
| Henry Brandon | Commander |
| Kem Dibbs | Tutush's Guard |
| Paul Picerni | Commander |
| Robert Tafur | Nobleman (uncredited) |
Genres
AdventureRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Omar Khayyam |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 23 agosto 1957 |
| Production | Frank Freeman Jr. |
| Writer | Barré Lyndon |
| Casting | Bert McKay |
| Editing | Everett Douglas |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Assistant directors | William Dieterle |
| Camera operators | Ernest Laszlo |
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| Additional photography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Production design | Sam Comer, Hal Pereira, Grace Gregory, J. McMillan Johnson |
| Art direction | Hal Pereira, J. McMillan Johnson, Sam Comer, Grace Gregory |
| Set decoration | Sam Comer, Grace Gregory, Hal Pereira, J. McMillan Johnson |
| Music | Victor Young |
| Sound | Victor Young |
| Costume design | Ralph Jester |
| Makeup | Ralph Jester |
| Hairstyling | Ralph Jester |
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