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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."

Cast

35320

Cornel Wilde

as Omar Khayyam

12282

Michael Rennie

as Hasani Sabah

48958

Debra Paget

as Sharain

39608

John Derek

as Prince Malik

2669

Raymond Massey

as The Shah

1194746

Yma Sumac

as Karina

81283

Margaret Hayes

as Queen Zarada

106017

Joan Taylor

as Yaffa

12295

Perry Lopez

as Prince Ahmud

21877

Sebastian Cabot

as Nizam

81182

Morris Ankrum

as Sharain's Father

135066

Abraham Sofaer

as Tutush

2646

Edward Platt

as Jayhan

3347

James Griffith

as Buzorg

24826

John Abbott

as Yusuf

30217

Dick Elliott

as Tavern Keeper

12356

Douglas Spencer

as Pigeon Keeper

131270

Peter Adams

as Master Herald

30553

Henry Brandon

as Commander

94031

Kem Dibbs

as Tutush's Guard

78309

Paul Picerni

as Commander

1461590

Robert Tafur

as Nobleman (uncredited)

Crew

49214

William Dieterle

Director

47755

Barré Lyndon

Writer

1208024

Frank Freeman Jr.

Producer

50578

Everett Douglas

Editor

7687

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

51312

Bert McKay

Casting

5188

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

9103

Ernest Laszlo

Director of Photography

1918002

Ralph Jester

Costume Design

16755

Grace Gregory

Set Decoration

5187

J. McMillan Johnson

Art Direction

26026

Victor Young

Original Music Composer