Genghis Khan

1965

Action / Adventure / Drama / History / War

13
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 37% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 37% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 2736 2.7K

genghis khan

Plot summary

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.

Director

Henry Levin Photo
Henry Levin

Top cast

Kenneth Cope Photo
Kenneth Cope as Subodai
Françoise Dorléac Photo
Françoise Dorléac as Bortei
Telly Savalas Photo
Telly Savalas as Shan
James Mason Photo
James Mason as Kam Ling
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1.01 GB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 0 min
Seeds 2
1.97 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 0 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 6 / 10

old Hollywood epic

This is a biopic of Temujin (Carlo Cura/Omar Sharif). This starts with the massacre of his tribe and being taken captive. He would escape and slowly rebuild his tribe. His shaman explains that there are three circles. Their middle circle is full of poor fighting tribes while the Chinese and the white Westerners are rich in the two outer circles. He would conquer the whole Mongolian steppe and meet the Chinese emperor.This is an old Hollywood epic. It follows the tradition of western actors playing Asian characters. I don't expect any better but it is still very old fashion and dated. The story is fictional, but to be fair, the actual history is mostly written legends and oral traditions. The story does lose steam over time. There is no criticizing the caliber of the cast despite their incorrect race. It's all very grand and very old.
Reviewed by cinnamonbain-82045 8 / 10

This was pretty good!

I stumbled across this obscure movie earlier today and it was a pretty decent film. Based on the life of Genghis Khan, it's a little bit too scampy on the script but the scenery and music are gorgeous, and you can't go wrong when Bob Simmons (the early James Bond films) is your stunt coordinator. Omar Sharif gave a good performance, but I kept getting distracted by Stephen Boyd every time he appeared onscreen (mainly because in this movie he looks A LOT like a young Timothy Dalton, which is not a problem for me since I'm a big Dalton fan). The only performance I had a problem with was James Mason's campy Chinese ambassador. All in all, not a bad way to spend a couple hours.
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