Genghis Khan
“Only once in the furied history of adventure and conquest...did one man rule so vast an empire!”
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.
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Release Date: 4/15/1965
Runtime: 127 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Henry Levin
Budget: $3.5M
0Production
Companies: CCC Filmkunst, Irving Allen Productions, Avala Film, Columbia Pictures
Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America, Yugoslavia
Where to watch · US
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CinemaSerf
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).
