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5.8Omar 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.
Released: 1957-08-23101 minDir: William DieterleAdventure, Romance
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- Cornel Wilde as Omar Khayyam
- Michael Rennie as Hasani Sabah
- Debra Paget as Sharain
- John Derek as Prince Malik
- Raymond Massey as The Shah
- Yma Sumac as Karina
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1957 American films1957 English-language films1957 filmsAmerican biographical filmsCultural depictions of Omar KhayyamFilms directed by William DieterleFilms scored by Victor YoungFilms set in IranFilms set in the 11th centuryFilms shot in CaliforniaParamount Pictures filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date