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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1957-08-23
- video_camera_front Companies Paramount Pictures
- timer Runtime: 101 Mins
- star Rating: 5 / 10
- favorite Likes: 4 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0050799
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Cornel Wilde
Omar Khayyam

Michael Rennie
Hasani Sabah

Debra Paget
Sharain

John Derek
Prince Malik

Raymond Massey
The Shah

Yma Sumac
Karina

Margaret Hayes
Queen Zarada

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)
groups Crew

William Dieterle
Director

Barré Lyndon
Writer

Frank Freeman Jr.
Producer

Victor Young
Original Music Composer

Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography

Everett Douglas
Editor

Bert McKay
Casting

J. McMillan Johnson
Art Direction

Hal Pereira
Art Direction

Sam Comer
Set Decoration

Grace Gregory
Set Decoration

Ralph Jester
Costume Design
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