Omar Khayyam (1957)
Riding high with spectacular action and excitement !
101 min
In the 11th century Seljuk Empire, Persian poet and mathematician Omar Khayyam's lover marries the Shah but the Shah, whose life is threatened by a sect of assassins, appoints Omar royal advisor.
- Release date
- August 23, 1957
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $3,000,000
Cast
- Cornel Wilde as Omar Khayyam
- Michael Rennie as Hasani Sabah
- Debra Paget as Sharain
- John Derek as Young Prince Malik
- Raymond Massey as The Shah
- Yma Sumac as Karina
- Margaret Hayes as Queen Zarada
- Joan Taylor as Yaffa
- Sebastian Cabot as The Nizam
- Perry Lopez as Prince Ahmud
Crew
- William Dieterle · Director
- Barré Lyndon · Writer
- Frank Freeman Jr. · Producer
- Victor Young · Composer
- Ernest Laszlo · Cinematographer
- Everett Douglas · Editor
- Bert McKay · Casting director