
Omar Khayyam
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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
Cast

Robert Tafur
Nobleman (uncredited)

Edward Platt
Jayhan

Cornel Wilde
Omar Khayyam

Yma Sumac
Karina

Perry Lopez
Prince Ahmud

Dick Elliott
Tavern Keeper

Douglas Spencer
Pigeon Keeper

Paul Picerni
Commander

Sebastian Cabot
Nizam

Morris Ankrum
Sharain's Father

James Griffith
Buzorg

Henry Brandon
Commander

Debra Paget
Sharain

John Derek
Prince Malik

Raymond Massey
The Shah

Margaret Hayes
Queen Zarada

Abraham Sofaer
Tutush

John Abbott
Yusuf

Peter Adams
Master Herald

Michael Rennie
Hasani Sabah

Joan Taylor
Yaffa