Omar Khayyam (film)

Omar Khayyam (also released as The Life, Loves and Adventures of Omar Khayyam and The Loves of Omar Khayyam) is an American movie directed by William Dieterle, filmed in 1956 (mostly on the Paramount lot) and released in 1957. It starred Cornel Wilde as Omar Khayyám, 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 (1899-1956) and was released posthumously.

Cast

Cornel Wilde as Omar Khayyam

Michael Rennie as Hasani Sabah

Debra Paget as Sharain

John Derek as Prince Malik

Raymond Massey as the Shah

Yma Sumac as Karina

Margaret Hayes as Queen Zarada

Joan Taylor as Yaffa

Sebastian Cabot as the Nizam

Perry Lopez as Prince Ahmud

Morris Ankrum as Imam Nowaffak

Abraham Sofaer as Tutush

Edward Platt as Jayhan