Genghis Khan
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Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

"Only once in the furied history of adventure and conquest...did one man rule so vast an empire!"

5.8(53 votes)
1965
2h 7m
HistoryDramaAdventure

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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Production

Budget:$3,500,000
Companies:
CCC Filmkunst
Irving Allen Productions
Avala Film

Languages

Original:en
Spoken:
English

Reviews

CinemaSerf

5/10

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).

9/5/2024

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