Genghis Khan (1965 film)
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| Genghis Khan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Produced by | Irving Allen |
| Written by | Beverley Cross (screenplay)/Berkely Mather (story)/Clarke Reynolds (screenplay) |
| Starring | Omar Sharif/Stephen Boyd/James Mason/Susanne Hsiao |
| Music by | Dušan Radić |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Editing by | Geoffrey Foot |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  April 15, 1965 June 23, 1965 July 31, 1965 August 30, 1965 August 30, 1965 September 22, 1965 October 2, 1965 October 14, 1965 November 5, 1965 December 10, 1965 May 23, 1966 |
| Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom Yugoslavia |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Genghis Khan is among the most famous film versions depicting the life and conquests of the Mongol emperor Genghis Khan. It was released in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1965 by Columbia Pictures, and was directed by Henry Levin, and starred Omar Sharif, who that same year starred in another epic, Doctor Zhivago. The film also starred James Mason. A 70 mm version of the film was released in West Germany. It was actually filmed in Yugoslavia.
This was also the film debut of three less notable actors: Roger Croucher, Carlo Cura, and Yvonne Shima.
[edit] Cast
- Stephen Boyd (Jamuga)
- Omar Sharif (Temujin, later Genghis Khan)
- James Mason (Kam Ling)
- Eli Wallach (Shah of Khwarezm)
- Françoise Dorléac (Bortei)
- Telly Savalas (Shan)
- Robert Morley (Emperor of China)
- Michael Hordern (Geen)
- Yvonne Mitchell (Katke)
- Woody Strode (Sengal)
- Kenneth Cope (Subotai)
- Roger Croucher (Massar)
- Don Borisenko (Jebai)
- Patrick Holt (Kuchiuk)
- Susanne Hsiao (Chin Yu)
