Omar Khayyam (1957 film)

Omar Khayyam
Theatrical poster
Directed byWilliam Dieterle
Written byBarré Lyndon
Produced byFrank Freeman Jr.
StarringCornel Wilde
Michael Rennie
Debra Paget
John Derek
Edward Platt
CinematographyErnest Laszlo
Edited byEverett Douglas
Music byVictor Young
Jay Livingston
Moises Vivanco
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 23, 1957 (1957-08-23)
Running time
101 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.2 million (US rental)[1]

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.

Plot

Cast

Reception

Filmink called it "sluggish".[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Top Grosses of 1957", Variety, 8 January 1958: 30
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (5 November 2024). "The Cinema of John Derek, Movie Star". Filmink. Retrieved 5 November 2024.


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