Omar Khayyam [210944] Released: 1957-08-23 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 101 mins Popularity: 0.986 Vote Average: 5 Vote Count: 4 Overview: 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. Cast [22] Cornel WildeOmar Khayyam Michael RennieHasani Sabah Debra PagetSharain John DerekPrince Malik Raymond MasseyThe Shah Yma SumacKarina Margaret HayesQueen Zarada Joan TaylorYaffa Perry LopezPrince Ahmud Sebastian CabotNizam Morris AnkrumSharain's Father Abraham SofaerTutush Edward PlattJayhan James GriffithBuzorg John AbbottYusuf Dick ElliottTavern Keeper Douglas SpencerPigeon Keeper Peter AdamsMaster Herald Henry BrandonCommander Kem DibbsTutush's Guard Paul PicerniCommander Robert TafurNobleman Trailers