The Horsemen (1971)

Synopsis: Af the foot of the Afghan mountains, young Uraz (Omar Sharif) attempts to live up to the standards of his macho father (Jack Palance) by engaging in a violent tournament Bozkeshi--a sport where... Af the foot of the Afghan mountains, young Uraz (Omar Sharif) attempts to live up to the standards of his macho father (Jack Palance) by engaging in a violent tournament Bozkeshi--a sport where players on horses attempt to move the carcass of a sheep into a circle. An accident cost Uraz his leg, which leads him on a journey of self-discovery. Dalton Trumbo's script is a unique mixture of action, adventure, and drama. Claude Renoir shot the film in the mountains of Afghanistan and Spain. [More]

Starring: Omar Sharif, Jack Palance, Leigh Taylor-Young, Peter Jeffrey

Starring: Omar Sharif, Jack Palance, Leigh Taylor-Young, Peter Jeffrey, Eric Pohlmann, David De Keyser, George Murcell, Vernon Dobtcheff

Director: John Frankenheimer

Director: John Frankenheimer
Screenwriter: Dalton Trumbo
Producer: Edward Lewis
Composer: Georges Delerue

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