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Genghis Khan | |
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![]() Theatrical poster by Frank McCarthy. | |
Directed by | Henry Levin |
Screenplay by | Beverley Cross Clarke Reynolds |
Story by | Berkely Mather |
Produced by | Irving Allen |
Starring | Omar Sharif James Mason Stephen Boyd Eli Wallach Françoise Dorléac Telly Savalas |
Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
Edited by | Geoffrey Foot |
Music by | Dušan Radić |
Production companies | Irving Allen Productions Central Cinema Company Film (CCC) Avala Film |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom West Germany Yugoslavia United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $4.5 million[1] |
Box office | $2.25 million (US & Canada rentals) 2.6 million tickets (France & West Germany) |
Genghis Khan is a 1965 biographical adventure film directed by Henry Levin and starring Omar Sharif, depicting a fictionalized account of the life and conquests of the Mongol emperor Genghis Khan. Distributed in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1965 by Columbia Pictures, the film also features James Mason, Stephen Boyd, Eli Wallach, Françoise Dorléac and Telly Savalas.
A 70 mm version was released by CCC Film in West Germany. It was filmed in Yugoslavia with Technicolor and Panavision.