Omar Khayyam (1957)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 41min
- Adventure, Biography
- 23 Aug 1957 (Finland)
- Movie
During the 11th century, Persian poet Omar Khayyam's lover marries the Shah but the Shah, whose life is threatened by a sect of assassins, appoints Omar royal advisor.
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Cast
| Cornel Wilde | ... |
Omar Khayyam
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| Michael Rennie | ... |
Hasani Sabah
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| Debra Paget | ... |
Sharain
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| John Derek | ... |
Young Prince Malik
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| Raymond Massey | ... |
The Shah
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| Yma Sumac | ... |
Karina
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| Margaret Hayes | ... |
Queen Zarada
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| Joan Taylor | ... |
Yaffa
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| Sebastian Cabot | ... |
The Nizam
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| Perry Lopez | ... |
Prince Ahmud
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| Morris Ankrum | ... |
Imam Nowaffak
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| Abraham Sofaer | ... |
Tutush
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| Edward Platt | ... |
Jayhan
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| James Griffith | ... |
Buzorg
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| Peter Adams | ... |
Master Herald
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| Henry Brandon | ... |
Commander
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Kem Dibbs | ... |
Tutush's Guard
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| Paul Picerni | ... |
Commander
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| John Abbott | ... |
Yusuf (uncredited)
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Ed Agresti | ... |
Assassin (uncredited)
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Richard Alameda | ... |
Nobleman (uncredited)
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| Eric Alden | ... |
Commander (uncredited)
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| Valerie Allen | ... |
Harem Wife (uncredited)
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| E.J. André | ... |
Nobleman (uncredited)
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| William Bagdad | ... |
Assassin (uncredited)
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Joe Bassett | ... |
Prior 'Rashidi' (uncredited)
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Lee Belser | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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Jugat Bhatia | ... |
General (uncredited)
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| George Bruggeman | ... |
(uncredited)
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Florine Carlan | ... |
Harem Wife (uncredited)
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| Anthony Caruso | ... |
Shah's Guard (uncredited)
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Roger Creed | ... |
Executioner (uncredited)
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James Davies | ... |
Defender Assassin (uncredited)
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| Don Diamond | ... |
Trooper Captain (uncredited)
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Allan Douglas | ... |
Townsman / Defendant Assassin (uncredited)
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Don Dunning | ... |
Prior 'Dikar' (uncredited)
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| Dick Elliott | ... |
Tavern Owner (uncredited)
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| Richard Gilden | ... |
Novice Assassin (uncredited)
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Frank Griffin | ... |
Assassin / Assassin Teacher (uncredited)
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| Edmund Hashim | ... |
Turkoman (uncredited)
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Len Hendry | ... |
Officer / Courier (uncredited)
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Phyllis Johannes | ... |
(uncredited)
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Charles La Torre | ... |
Army Physician (uncredited)
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Frank Leyva | ... |
Defender Assassin (uncredited)
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Audrey Lowell | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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| Jack Mather | ... |
Prior 'Sayida' (uncredited)
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| Maria McClay | ... |
Chinese Girl (uncredited)
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| Joyce Meadows | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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| John Merton | ... |
Nobleman (uncredited)
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Abdel Salam Moussa | ... |
Shah's Soldier (uncredited)
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Mary Ellen Popel | ... |
Court Woman (uncredited)
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Franz Roehn | ... |
Kisrak (uncredited)
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| Ric Roman | ... |
Slavemaster (uncredited)
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Paul Salata | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Carl Saxe | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Mahin S. Shahrivar | ... |
Slave Girl (uncredited)
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| Douglas Spencer | ... |
Pigeon Keeper (uncredited)
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| Robert St. Angelo | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Emilie Stevens | ... |
Harem Wife (uncredited)
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Robert Tafur | ... |
Nobleman (uncredited)
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Arthur Tookoian | ... |
Courier (uncredited)
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Max Trumpower | ... |
Prior Dastur (uncredited)
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| Dale Van Sickel | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Joyce Vanderveen | ... |
Hindu Girl (uncredited)
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| Romo Vincent | ... |
Physician (uncredited)
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Sandra Warner | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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Paul Weber | ... |
Q'Adi (uncredited)
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| Alan Wells | ... |
Trooper Scout (uncredited)
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Sonia Werner | ... |
Harem Girl (uncredited)
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| Henry Wills | ... |
Defender Assassin (uncredited)
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Directed by
| William Dieterle | ||
Written by
| Barré Lyndon | ... | () |
Produced by
| Frank Freeman Jr. | ... | producer |
Music by
| Victor Young | ||
Cinematography by
| Ernest Laszlo | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Everett Douglas | ||
Editorial Department
| Richard Mueller | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Casting By
| Bert McKay | ||
Art Direction by
| J. McMillan Johnson | ||
| Hal Pereira | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sam Comer | ||
| Grace Gregory | ||
Costume Design by
| Ralph Jester | ||
Makeup Department
| Charles Gemora | ... | makeup artist |
| Alma Johnson | ... | hair stylist |
| Louis Phillipi | ... | makeup artist |
| Frank Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
| Wally Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
| Frank Caffey | ... | production manager |
| Curtis Mick | ... | assistant production manager |
| Charles Woolstenhulme | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lloyd Allen | ... | second assistant director |
| Francisco Day | ... | assistant director |
| Joseph L. McEveety | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Arthur Camp | ... | props |
| Dorothea Holt | ... | illustrator |
| Harold Worthington | ... | props |
| Gene Lauritzen | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Winston H. Leverett | ... | sound recordist |
| Gene Merritt | ... | sound recordist |
| John Smirch | ... | mike grip (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
| John P. Fulton | ... | special photographic effects |
Stunts
| Eric Alden | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| George Bruggeman | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Roger Creed | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jack Lilley | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Carl Saxe | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Dale Van Sickel | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Henry Wills | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dick Johnson | ... | first assistant camera |
| Bill Thomas | ... | still photographer |
| Roy Roberts | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Bud Clark | ... | wardrober: men |
| Hazel Hegarty | ... | wardrobe: women |
| Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Moises Vivanco | ... | lyricist |
| Sidney Cutner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Victor Young | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Charles Morton | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Bill Hurley | ... | livestock supervisor |
| Abdel Salam Moussa | ... | technical advisor |
| Olive Long | ... | secretary (uncredited) |
| Harry Mines | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1957) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1957) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1958) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount Gateway Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Via Vision Entertainment (2023) (Australia) (Blu-ray) (will appear in the 1:85-1 VistaVision aspect ratio)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Omar Khayyam was among the greatest of 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 losing the love of his life to his ruler, and foiling an assassin sect's plot to kill that ruler, the empire's shah. Written by Anonymous |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This picture marked the last film-score credit for Victor Young, the accomplished Hollywood composer, recording artist and songwriter of melodic standards - "Street of Dreams", "Love Letters", "Stella by Starlight", "My Foolish Heart", "When I Fall in Love", "Around the World". See more » |
| Goofs | As Omar leaves the council of the Grand Master. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Loves of Omar Khayyam See more » |
| Quotes |
Omar Khayyam:
They call you Chosen One... the Seventh Excellent Creature.Are you also to be appointed Caliph, interpreting the Will of God, Supreme Ruler above all earthly kings? Hasani Sabah: If it were not so, I could not wear these robes nor hold this office. Omar Khayyam: You have named me your Counsellor, but [pause] Omar Khayyam: I am happier with lesser matters, like this strip of vellum on which I have reduced the year to better reckoning. These figures will guide the lives of men when our mouths have been stopped with the dust of a thousand years, and the name Omar Khayyam is just as long forgotten. These figures, written on the skins of lambs, have more power than all your daggers and secret plans. Such men as you have arisen in every generation, from the dawn of mankind to our times, each with another form of the ancient conspiracy to rule this Earth. Millions of men have died to prove them wrong. What you are doing is not new, and will never be old. And when you have failed - as all those before you have failed and miserably died - it will happen again, and over again, as long as my calendar shall last. [pause] Omar Khayyam: But my calendar may not last an hour. Only sworn Assassins leave this rock. See more » |