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Omar Khayyam

Play trailer Poster for Omar Khayyam Released Aug 23, 1957 1h 41m Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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The 11th-century Persian poet (Cornel Wilde) woos a shah's bride (Debra Paget) and foils a plot of Assassins.

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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine A spectacular but slow and ponderous sword-opera which dramatizes the life story of the eleventh-century Persian poet-mathematician. Nov 14, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews What I liked about it, is that it stunk but its smell wasn't that bad. Rated: C Mar 16, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The scene with Yma Sumac singing was the high point of the film. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Colorful but cardboard costumer. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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William Dieterle

Director

Cornel Wilde

Omar Khayyam

Debra Paget

Sharain

Michael Rennie

Hasani Sabah

Raymond Massey

The Shah

John Derek

Young Prince Malik
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Synopsis The 11th-century Persian poet (Cornel Wilde) woos a shah's bride (Debra Paget) and foils a plot of Assassins.
Director
William Dieterle
Producer
Frank Freeman Jr.
Screenwriter
Barré Lyndon
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 23, 1957, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 41m
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