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About Omar Khayyam of Persia, the poet and mathematician, who wrote the Iranian first solar calendar circa A.D. 1073. His fiancé was forced to marry the shah, but she eventually escaped and, with help of grand Vazir, joined Omar Khayyam. Hollywood made a film based on the same story with Connell Wilde, the life and adventures of Omar Khayyam.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 67GoodWatch 84
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 romances, −27 min on the typical 107
typical 10780Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Released
1922
December 22, 1922
104 years ago
Genres
RomanceDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 10 more17 people
- Guy Bates PostOmar the tentmaker
- Virginia Brown FaireShireen
- Nigel De BrulierNizam ul Mulk
- Noah BeeryThe shah of shahs
- Rose DioneShah's mother
- Patsy Ruth MillerLittle Shireen
- Douglas GerrardHassan
- WJWill Jim HattonLittle Mahruss
- Boris KarloffImam Mowaffak
Maurice 'Lefty' FlynnThe Christian Crusader (as Maurice B. Flynn)
Edward KimballOmar's father (as Edward M. Kimball)
Walter LongThe executioner
Evelyn SelbieZarah- JGJohn GribnerMahruss
- GMGordon MullenEmissary to the Shah
George RegasEmissary to the Shah (as George Rigas)- NSNick ShaidArab Guard in Shireen's Garden (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- James Young Director
Writing · 1
- Richard Walton Tully Theatre Play, Screenplay
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