- Omar Khayyam (film)
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Omar Khayyam 
Video tape coverDirected by William Dieterle Produced by Frank Freeman Jr. Written by Barré Lyndon Starring Cornel Wilde
Michael Rennie
Debra Paget
John Derek
Edward PlattMusic by Victor Young
Jay Livingston
Moises VivancoCinematography Ernest Laszlo Editing by Everett Douglas Release date(s) August 23, 1957 Running time 101 min Country 
United StatesLanguage English Omar Khayyam (also released as The Life, Loves and Adventures of Omar Khayyam and The Loves of Omar Khayyam) is an American movie directed by William Dieterle, filmed in 1956 (mostly on the Paramount lot) and released in 1957. It starred Cornel Wilde as Omar Khayyám, the eponymous Persian poet, Michael Rennie as Hasani Sabah, and famous exotica singer Yma Sumac as Karina. It was the final film to be scored by Victor Young (1899-1956) and was released after his death.
Cast
- Cornel Wilde as Omar Khayyam
- Michael Rennie as Hasani Sabah
- Debra Paget as Sharain
- John Derek as Prince Malik
- Raymond Massey as the Shah
- Yma Sumac as Karina
- Margaret Hayes as Queen Zarada
- Joan Taylor as Yaffa
- Sebastian Cabot as the Nizam
- Perry Lopez as Prince Ahmud
- Morris Ankrum as Imam Nowaffak
- Abraham Sofaer as Tutush
- Edward Platt as Jayhan
External links
- Omar Khayyam at the TCM Movie Database
- Omar Khayyam at the Internet Movie Database
The films of William Dieterle 1920s Man by the Roadside • Behind the Altar (with Julius Brandt) • The Saint and Her Fool • Sex in Chains • The Brandenburg Arch (with Max Knaake) • Triumph of Love • Frühlingsrauschen • Das Schweigen im Walde1930s Die Maske fällt • Kismet • Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern • Der Tanz geht weiter • Eine Stunde Glück • Die Heilige Flamme (with Berthold Viertel) • The Last Flight • Her Majesty, Love • Man Wanted • Jewel Robbery • The Crash • Six Hours to Live • Scarlet Dawn • Lawyer Man • Grand Slam • Adorable • The Devil's in Love • From Headquarters • Fashions of 1934 • Fog Over Frisco • Madame Du Barry • The Firebird • The Secret Bride • A Midsummer Night's Dream (with Max Reinhardt) • Dr. Socrates • The Story of Louis Pasteur • The White Angel • Satan Met a Lady • The Great O'Malley • Another Dawn • The Life of Emile Zola • Blockade • Juarez • The Hunchback of Notre Dame1940s Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet • A Dispatch from Reuter's • The Devil and Daniel Webster • Syncopation • Tennessee Johnson • Kismet • I'll Be Seeing You • Love Letters • This Love of Ours • The Searching Wind • Portrait of Jennie • The Accused • Rope of Sand1950s Paid in Full • Volcano • September Affair • Dark City • Peking Express • Red Mountain • Boots Malone • The Turning Point • Salome • Elephant Walk • Magic Fire • Omar Khayyam • Dubrowsky1960s Mistress of the World • Die Herrin der Welt - Teil II • Die Fastnachtsbeichte • The ConfessionCategories:- Biographical film stubs
- 1957 films
- Biographical films
- Omar Khayyám
- American films
- English-language films
- Films directed by William Dieterle
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