Il Medioevo erotico-boccaccesco

LE AVVENTURE E GLI AMORI DI OMAR KHAYYAM

(Omar Khayyam)

1957, regia di William Dieterle

Scheda: Nazione: USA - Produzione: Paramount Pictures - Distribuzione: Paramount Pictures - Sceneggiatura: Barré Lyndon - Fotografia: Ernest Laszlo - Montaggio: Everett Douglas - Costumi: Ralph Jester - Art direction: J. McMillan Johnson, Hal Pereira - Musiche: Victor Young, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Moses Vivanco - Effetti speciali: Farciot Edouart, John P. Fulton - Formato: Technicolor - Durata: 101'.

Cast: Cornel Wilde, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, John Derek, Raymond Massey, Yma Sumac, Margaret Hayes, Joan Taylor, Sebastian Cabot, Perry Lopez, Morris Ankrum, Abraham Sofaer, Edward Platt, James Griffith.

Trama e commenti: mymovies.it - film.spettacolo.virgilio.it - kataweb.it: «Consulente astrofisico, scienziato e poeta persiano, Omar Khayyam riformò, con altri astronomi, il calendario nel 1073. Nonostante qualche tocco fiabesco che lo migliora, è mediocre: scenografie modeste, regia di mestiere, attori discreti».

Plot Summary, Synopsis, Review: IMDb - entertainment.msn.com - tvguide.com - variety.com - movies.nytimes.com - movies.yahoo.com - en.wikipedia.org - allmovie.com: «Frank Freeman Jr., son of the longtime head of Paramount Pictures, made his debut as producer with the opulent but empty Omar Khayyam. Cornel Wilde stars as the legendary Persian poet, here depicted as not only a philosopher but a scientist, politician and great lover. As the Persians gear up for war against the Byzantines, Omar occupies his time by romancing Sharain (Debra Paget), the favorite wife of the Shah (Raymond Massey). He also does his best to foil a plan by Hasani (Michael Rennie), leader of the Cult of Assassins, to murder the royal family. While many of the characters and events are based on fact, it is difficult to believe the story or the dialogue for more than ten minutes at a stretch. Singer Yma Sumac, then famous for her four-and-a-half octave vocal range, is somehow woven into the proceedings. When Omar Khayyam laid an egg at the box-office, a Hollywood wit, taking into consideration the Southern heritage of Frank Freeman Jr., assessed the results as "A loaf of bread, a bottle of coke and you-all"» (Hal Erickson).

Approfondimenti: Movie Review

Conosciuto anche con il titolo The Life, Loves and Adventures of Omar Khayyam.

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