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Genghis Khan

1965 · 127 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned historical epic with grand battles and a tragic love story, earnest and sometimes slow.

Tagline
Only once in the furied history of adventure and conquest...did one man rule so vast an empire!
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • love
  • war
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
history, drama, adventure
Directed by
Henry Levin
Written by
Clarke Reynolds, Beverley Cross
Starring
Omar Sharif, Stephen Boyd, James Mason, Eli Wallach, Françoise Dorléac, Telly Savalas, Robert Morley, Yvonne Mitchell
Music
Dušan Radić
Cinematography
Geoffrey Unsworth
Runtime
127 min
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America, Yugoslavia
Languages
English

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