Omar Khayyam 1957
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.
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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Full Cast & Crew... Omar Khayyam
... Hasani Sabah
... Sharain
... Prince Malik
... The Shah
... Karina
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Release Date:
Aug 23, 1957 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 41`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Omar Khayyam
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Omar Khayyam
... Hasani Sabah
... Sharain
... Prince Malik
... The Shah
... Karina
... Queen Zarada
... Yaffa
... Prince Ahmud
... Nizam
... Sharain's Father
... Tutush
... Jayhan
... Buzorg
... Yusuf
... Tavern Keeper
... Pigeon Keeper
PA
Peter Adams... Master Herald
... Commander
KD
Kem Dibbs... Tutush's Guard
Produced By
BM
Bert McKay... Casting
... Producer