Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam is an American historical adventure film directed by William Dieterle that was filmed in 1956 and released in 1957. It stars Cornel Wilde as Omar Khayyam, 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, who died before the film's release. It was also the last film made by Dieterle after thirty six years in Hollywood, before returning to Europe for the remainder of his career and life.