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Omar the Tentmaker

  • 19221922
  • 1h 20m
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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,... Read allAbout 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 st... Read allAbout 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.
IMDb RATING
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18
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  • Director
    • James Young
  • Writer
    • Richard Walton Tully(play)
  • Stars
    • Guy Bates Post
    • Virginia Brown Faire
    • Nigel De Brulier
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  • Director
    • James Young
  • Writer
    • Richard Walton Tully(play)
  • Stars
    • Guy Bates Post
    • Virginia Brown Faire
    • Nigel De Brulier
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    Omar the Tentmaker (1922)
    Virginia Brown Faire and Guy Bates Post in Omar the Tentmaker (1922)
    Nigel De Brulier, Virginia Brown Faire, and Guy Bates Post in Omar the Tentmaker (1922)
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    Guy Bates Post
    Guy Bates Post
    • Omar the Tentmakeras Omar the Tentmaker
    Virginia Brown Faire
    Virginia Brown Faire
    • Shireenas Shireen
    Nigel De Brulier
    Nigel De Brulier
    • Nizam ul Mulkas Nizam ul Mulk
    Noah Beery
    Noah Beery
    • The Shah of Shahsas The Shah of Shahs
    Rose Dione
    Rose Dione
    • Shah's Motheras Shah's Mother
    Patsy Ruth Miller
    Patsy Ruth Miller
    • Little Shireenas Little Shireen
    Douglas Gerrard
    Douglas Gerrard
    • Hassanas Hassan
    Will Jim Hatton
    • Little Mahrussas Little Mahruss
    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Imam Mowaffakas Imam Mowaffak
    Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn
    Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn
    • The Christian Crusaderas The Christian Crusader
    • (as Maurice B. Flynn)
    Edward Kimball
    Edward Kimball
    • Omar's Fatheras Omar's Father
    • (as Edward M. Kimball)
    Walter Long
    Walter Long
    • The Executioneras The Executioner
    Evelyn Selbie
    Evelyn Selbie
    • Zarahas Zarah
    John Gribner
    • Mahrussas Mahruss
    Gordon Mullen
    • Emissary to the Shahas Emissary to the Shah
    George Regas
    George Regas
    • Emissary to the Shahas Emissary to the Shah
    • (as George Rigas)
    Nick Shaid
    • Arab Guard in Shireen's Gardenas Arab Guard in Shireen's Garden
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    • Director
      • James Young
    • Writer
      • Richard Walton Tully(play) (screenplay)
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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. —faridb2000
    • love
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    • sold as a slave
    • slavery
    • poet
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      • Would You Know How Omar Loved? Would you sweep 1000 years aside to find Shireen, the Persian rose, who wed Omar and awoke in the harem of the Shah? (Print Ad- Albuquerque Herald, ((Albuquerque NM)) 24 May 1923)
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    • Release date
      • December 1922 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Glödande persisk kärlek
    • Production company
      • Richard Walton Tully Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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