poet,biography

Omar Khayyam (1957)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
William Dieterle
  • Profile picture of Cornel Wilde
    Omar Khayyam Cornel Wilde
  • Profile picture of Michael Rennie
    Hasani Sabah Michael Rennie
  • Profile picture of Debra Paget
    Sharain Debra Paget
  • Profile picture of John Derek
    Prince Malik John Derek
  • Profile picture of Raymond Massey
    The Shah Raymond Massey
  • Profile picture of Yma Sumac
    Karina Yma Sumac
  • Profile picture of Margaret Hayes
    Queen Zarada Margaret Hayes
  • Profile picture of Joan Taylor
    Yaffa Joan Taylor

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Keywords

  • poet
  • biography