Genghis Khan (film)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Genghis Khan |
| Original title | Genghis Khan |
| Country of production | Great Britain , Yugoslavia , Germany |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1965 |
| length | 128 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Henry Levin |
| script | Clark Reynolds |
| production | Irving Allen |
| music | Dušan Radić |
| camera | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| cut | Geoffrey Foot |
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Genghis Khan is an English - Yugoslav - German period film from 1965 with Omar Sharif and Françoise Dorléac in the leading roles.
action
Yamuga, leader of the Merkits Mongol tribe , slaughtered a caravan in the 12th century. The only survivor is the boy Temujin. Years later the young man manages to escape from slavery. The young man received unlimited power as an advisor to the Emperor of China . Under the name of Genghis Khan , he advances against his mortal enemy Yamuga . The love story between Temujin and his wife, Princess Bortei , who was raped by Yamuga, ensures romance . Bortei eventually marries Genghis Khan. Yamuga wants revenge.
backgrounds
The major European production was filmed in Yugoslavia and in studios in Berlin . The large star cast seems a bit bizarre, and in its Asian presentation does not seem at all believable. The backdrops were designed by Heinrich Weidemann .
Reviews
"The life of the legendary Mongol prince Genghis Khan as material for a transfiguring colossal film, which relies on well-known actors, colorful crowd scenes and the usual effort."
“Spectacular widescreen painting about the founder of the Mongolian empire, flat in the political background drawing, average in the formal design. The uncritical admiration with which Genghis Khan is celebrated as a noble and sympathetic tyrant calls for serious reservations. Completely unsuitable for young people and worthless for adults. "
Web links
- Genghis Khan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Genghis Khan. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 142/1965, p. 269