Omar Khayyam

1h 41min

Adventure

Romance

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

Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

Omar Khayyam
Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Hasani Sabah
John Derek

John Derek

Prince Malik
Yma Sumac

Yma Sumac

Karina
Margaret Hayes

Margaret Hayes

Queen Zarada
Perry Lopez

Perry Lopez

Prince Ahmud
Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Sharain's Father
Dick Elliott

Dick Elliott

Tavern Keeper
Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

Pigeon Keeper
Peter Adams

Peter Adams

Master Herald
Henry Brandon

Henry Brandon

Commander
Kem Dibbs

Kem Dibbs

Tutush's Guard
Paul Picerni

Paul Picerni

Commander
Robert Tafur

Robert Tafur

Nobleman (uncredited)

Release date

23rd Aug 1957

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English