Omar Khayyam

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.

Release Date

August 23, 1957

Status

Released

Original Title

Omar Khayyam

Runtime

1h 41min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures