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Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

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19575.71h 41m

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.

Directed by William Dieterle
Written by Barré Lyndon
Produced by Frank Freeman Jr.
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Top Cast

Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

Omar Khayyam

Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Hasani Sabah

Debra Paget

Debra Paget

Sharain

John Derek

John Derek

Prince Malik

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

The Shah

Yma Sumac

Yma Sumac

Karina

Margaret Hayes

Margaret Hayes

Queen Zarada

Joan Taylor

Joan Taylor

Yaffa

Perry Lopez

Perry Lopez

Prince Ahmud

Sebastian Cabot

Sebastian Cabot

Nizam

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About Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam is a adventure, romance film released in 1957 exploring themes of poet, biography. Directed by William Dieterle, it stars Cornel Wilde, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget. 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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