
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

Michael Rennie
Hasani Sabah

Debra Paget
Sharain

Raymond Massey
The Shah

Yma Sumac
Karina

Abraham Sofaer
Tutush

James Griffith
Buzorg

Paul Picerni
Commander

Cornel Wilde
Omar Khayyam

Margaret Hayes
Queen Zarada

Sebastian Cabot
Nizam

John Abbott
Yusuf

Dick Elliott
Tavern Keeper

Douglas Spencer
Pigeon Keeper

Joan Taylor
Yaffa

Perry Lopez
Prince Ahmud

Peter Adams
Master Herald

Robert Tafur
Nobleman (uncredited)

John Derek
Prince Malik

Morris Ankrum
Sharain's Father

Edward Platt
Jayhan

Henry Brandon
Commander