Silly costume drama set in medieval Persia starring Wilde as the hero, a brilliant example of Eastern manhood, who becomes embroiled in a dangerous romance with Paget (the real Omar preferred boys), the fiancee of Shah Massey who is busy fighting the Persian/Byzantine war. In addition, his
court is rife with evil assassins secretly led by Wilde's boyhood friend Rennie and the Shah's first and former wife Hayes, who are out to overthrow Massey. Director Dieterle, who was responsible for such prestigious filmed biographies as ZOLA and PASTEUR, gave up the ghost with this one after
spending 27 years directing fine films in the US. He returned to Europe, where he direc...
Released:
1957
Rated:
NR
Length:
101 mins