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The Horsemen is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Frankenheimer released in USA on 16 august 1971 with Omar Sharif
The Horsemen (1971)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 august 1971
Length 1h49
Directed by John Frankenheimer
OriginUSA
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Horse sports in film
Rating62%
The Horsemen is a 1971 Eastmancolor in a Panavision film starring Omar Sharif, directed by John Frankenheimer; screenplay by Dalton Trumbo. Based on a novel by French writer Joseph Kessel, Les Cavaliers (The Horsemen) shows Afghanistan and its people the way they were before the wars that wracked the country, particularly their love for the sport of buzkashi. The film was filmed in Afghanistan and Spain.
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Uraz (Omar Sharif), the son of Tursen (Jack Palance), the stable master and retired buzkashi player for a feudal lord, is a master horseman who lives by a primitive code of honor. Uruz's family honor is damaged when he breaks his leg playing the game which is the Afghani equivalent of polo. His father, who lost a lot of money betting on his son, will barely speak to him. To regain the family honor (and wealth) he must somehow re-learn how to ride -- after his injuries cost him his leg below the knee. In the face of great obstacles, and despite the derision and treachery of others, he gains the chance to play in the games given by the king of Afghanistan.Actors
Omar Sharif
(Uraz)
Leigh Taylor-Young
(Zareh)
Jack Palance
(Tursen)
Saeed Jaffrey
(District Chief)
Peter Jeffrey
(Hayatal)
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