Dschingis Khan (1965)

Dschingis Khan: Directed by Henry Levin. With Stephen Boyd, Omar Sharif, James Mason, Eli Wallach. During the thirteenth century, the shy Mongol boy Temujin (Carlo Cura) becomes the fearless leader Genghis Khan (Omar Sharif), who unites all Mongol tribes and conquers most of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

“Genghis Khan (1965) This is probably not the most accurate of films about Genghis Khan, but at least itu0026#39;s enjoyable in a silly, entertaining way. Itu0026#39;s a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. I can see itu0026#39;s not all it should be, but I like it nonetheless.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;m not a big fan of Omar Sharif, but, in the title role, heu0026#39;s rather good and a lot better here than he was in DOCTOR ZHIVAGO or LAWRENCE OF ARABIA.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film features very stereotypical Chinese characters and co-stars Robert Morely and James Mason both look and act like two characters from Gilbert and Sullivanu0026#39;s THE MIKADO. Itu0026#39;s rather ludicrous, but, once again, enjoyable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eProduction values are high and Dusan Radicu0026#39;s music score is not only evocative but one of the best from the mid-1960u0026#39;s.”