Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- William DieterleDirector
- Barré LyndonWriter
- Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Cornel WildeOmar Khayyam
- Michael RennieHasani Sabah
- Debra PagetSharain
- John DerekPrince Malik
- Raymond MasseyThe Shah
- Yma SumacKarina
- Margaret HayesQueen Zarada
- Joan TaylorYaffa
- Perry LopezPrince Ahmud
- Sebastian CabotNizam
- Morris AnkrumSharain's Father
- Abraham SofaerTutush
Stills
Themes
poetbiography