Whoever put this cast together was clearly looking at box office revenues and not at suitability and/or compatibility. Omar Sharif as the eponymous title character has just about enough on-screen charisma to get away with this, but James Mason and Robert Morley (the Emperor) are almost comical in their portrayals. Stephen Boyd as "Jamuga" and Eli Wallach "The Shah" don't fare much better with this most stilted of scripts and Françoise Dorléac as "Bortei" has a sort of faux personality that just adds to the emptiness of this entire thing. Looks great, though - costumes and grand cinematography (particularly the battle scenes) do help this adventure to remain just about watchable - and, let's face it - it is miles better than "The Conqueror" (1956).
This is the story of the shy Mongol boy Temujin who,during the 13th century, becomes the fearless Mongol leader Genghis Khan that unites all Mongol tribes and conquers India,China,Persia,Korea and parts of Rusia,Europe and Middle-East.
Quick Stats
5.7
TMDB Rating
57
Votes
2h 7m
Runtime
$3.5M
Budget
—
Box Office
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Key Crew
DirectorHenry Levin
WriterBerkely Mather
CinematographyGeoffrey Unsworth
ComposerDušan Radić
EditorGeoffrey Foot
Production DesignTony Sarzi-Braga
Produced by
CCC FilmkunstIrving Allen ProductionsAvala FilmColumbia Pictures
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Critics & Reviews
1 featuredCast
Omar Sharif
Genghis Khan / Temujin
Stephen Boyd
Yamuga
James Mason
Kam Ling
Eli Wallach
Shah of Khwarezm
Françoise Dorléac
Bortei
Telly Savalas
Shan
Robert Morley
Emperor of China
Yvonne Mitchell
Katke
Michael Hordern
Geen
Woody Strode
Sengal
Kenneth Cope
Subodai
R
Roger Croucher
Kassar
Don Borisenko
Jebai
Patrick Holt
Kuchluk
Susanne Juhnke
Chin Yu
