- Genghis Khan (1965 film)
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director =Henry Levin
producer =Irving Allen
writer =Beverley Cross (screenplay)/Berkely Mather (story)/Clarke Reynolds (screenplay)
starring =Omar Sharif /Stephen Boyd /James Mason /Susanne Hsiao
music =Dušan Radić
cinematography =Geoffrey Unsworth
editing =Geoffrey Foot
distributor =Columbia Pictures
released = May 23, 1966
runtime = 127 minutes
country = UK
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language = English
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imdb_id = 0059219"Genghis Khan" is among the most famous film versions depicting the life and conquests of the
Mongol emperorGenghis Khan . It was released in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1965 byColumbia Pictures , and was directed byHenry Levin , and starredOmar Sharif , who that same year starred in another epic, "Doctor Zhivago". The film also starredJames Mason . A70 mm version of the film was released in West Germany. It was actually filmed in Yugoslavia.This was also the film debut of three less notable actors:
Roger Croucher ,Carlo Cura , andYvonne Shima .Cast
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Stephen Boyd (Jamuga )
*Omar Sharif (Temujin, laterGenghis Khan )
*James Mason (Kam Ling)
*Eli Wallach (Shah of Khwarezm)
*Françoise Dorléac (Bortei )
*Telly Savalas (Shan)
*Robert Morley (Emperor of China)
*Michael Hordern (Geen)
*Yvonne Mitchell (Katke)
*Woody Strode (Sengal)
*Kenneth Cope (Subotai)
*Roger Croucher (Massar)
*Don Borisenko (Jebai)
*Patrick Holt (Kuchiuk)
*Susanne Hsiao (Chin Yu)External links
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