Omar Khayyam (1957 film)

Omar Khayyam
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Directed by	William Dieterle
Written by	Barré Lyndon
Produced by	Frank Freeman Jr.
Starring	Cornel Wilde Michael Rennie Debra Paget John Derek Edward Platt
Cinematography	Ernest Laszlo
Edited by	Everett Douglas
Music by	Victor Young Jay Livingston Moises Vivanco
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 23, 1957 (1957-08-23)
Running time	101 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.2 million (US rental)

Omar Khayyam (also released as The Life, Loves and Adventures of Omar Khayyam and The Loves of Omar Khayyam) is an American historical adventure film directed by William Dieterle that was filmed in 1956 (mostly on the Paramount lot) and released in 1957. It stars Cornel Wilde as Omar Khayyam, 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, who died before the film's release.

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

See also

• List of American films of 1957

External links

• Omar Khayyam at the TCM Movie Database
• Omar Khayyam at IMDb
• Omar Khayyam at the American Film Institute Catalog