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Cornel Wilde: Omar Khayyam
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Cornel Wilde played Omar Khayyam. He was one of Hollywoods leading men in the 40's and 50's in such films as Forever Amber or Cecile B. DeMilles The Greatest Show on Earth [W]ith co-star Charlton Heston. and appeared as Alladin in Alfred E. Green's 1945 film One Thousand and One Nights.
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Amid this scene of intrigue and treachury is Omar Khayyam (Cornel Wilde), adventurer, poet, astronomer and man of action. The shah ( Raymond Massey) appoints Omar as counselor to the court, a move which pleases the Shah's chief Minister Nizam (, who needs Omar's wisdom for guidance. Nizam, Omar and the wealthy and fawning Hasani( Michael Rennie) are former schoolmates, intensly loyal to eachother. Knowing that Omar's beloved the beautiful Sharaine (Debra Paget ) is to become the Shah's fourth wife, Hasani brings Omar a pretty slave girl (Joan Taylor). The latter promises to be Omar's faithful servant, hoping to win his heart.
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Wilde's career entered an interesting creative stretch when in the 1950s he created his own film production company, produced the film noir The Big Combo (1955), and played the male lead alongside wife Jean Wallace. In 1957, he played the role of the 13th century Persian poet Omar Khayyam in the film Omar Khayyam.
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