Omar Khayyam (1957)
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.
Director: William Dieterle
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Cornel Wilde as Omar Khayyam |
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Michael Rennie as Hasani Sabah |
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Debra Paget as Sharain |
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John Derek as Prince Malik |
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Raymond Massey as The Shah |
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Yma Sumac as Karina |
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Margaret Hayes as Queen Zarada |
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Joan Taylor as Yaffa |
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Perry Lopez as Prince Ahmud |
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Sebastian Cabot as Nizam |
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Morris Ankrum as Sharain's Father |
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Abraham Sofaer as Tutush |
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Edward Platt as Jayhan |
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James Griffith as Buzorg |
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John Abbott as Yusuf |
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Dick Elliott as Tavern Keeper |
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Douglas Spencer as Pigeon Keeper |
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Peter Adams as Master Herald |
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Henry Brandon as Commander |
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Kem Dibbs as Tutush's Guard |
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Paul Picerni as Commander |
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Robert Tafur as Nobleman (uncredited) |
| Directing | William Dieterle | Director |
| Writing | Barré Lyndon | Writer |
| Production | Frank Freeman Jr. | Producer |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ernest Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Everett Douglas | Editor |
| Production | Bert McKay | Casting |
| Art | J. McMillan Johnson | Art Direction |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Grace Gregory | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ralph Jester | Costume Design |
