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The Horsemen
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| The Horsemen | |
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| Directed by | John Frankenheimer |
| Produced by | Edward Lewis |
| Written by | Joseph Kessel (novel) Dalton Trumbo |
| Starring | Omar Sharif Leigh Taylor-Young Jack Palance |
| Running time | 109 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Horsemen is a 1971 film starring Omar Sharif and directed by John Frankenheimer. It was based on a novel by French writer Joseph Kessel, Les Cavaliers (The Horsemen). It shows Afghanistan and its people the way they were before the wars that wracked the country, particularly their love for the sport of Buzkashi.
Jack Palance plays Tursen, a renowned, retired Buzkashi player, who is disappointed in his son Uraz (Omar Sharif). The film was filmed in Afghanistan and Spain.
A recreation of the film is plan to start in 2007 and be shot in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It will star, Dennis Quaid and Zhang Ziyi.
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