5.8Omar Khayyam · 1957
Omar Khayyam (1957) is a Adventure / Romance film directed by William Dieterle, starring Cornel Wilde, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget.
AdventureRomance
5.8Overview
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, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, John Derek, Raymond Massey, Yma Sumac, Margaret Hayes, Joan Taylor
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What is "Omar Khayyam" about?
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.
When was "Omar Khayyam" released?
Omar Khayyam was released in 1957.
Who stars in "Omar Khayyam"?
The cast includes Cornel Wilde, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, John Derek.
