The Horsemen (1971)
The Horsemen (1971)
A Horse Worth Killing For. A Dream Worth Dying For.
In Afghanistan, the ruthless sport of buzkashi is a game of great pride. When Uraz breaks his leg and loses a spirited match, he brings shame to his village, especially his father. After losing his leg below the knee, Uraz, to regain his honor, must learn to ride again and win with a special, one-of-a-kind horse.

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Cast

Omar Sharif Omar Sharif As: Uraz
Leigh Taylor-Young Leigh Taylor-Young As: Zareh
Jack Palance Jack Palance As: Tursen
Peter Jeffrey Peter Jeffrey As: Hayatal
Srinanda De Srinanda De As: Mukhi
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Storyline

In Afghanistan, the ruthless sport of buzkashi is a game of great pride. When Uraz breaks his leg and loses a spirited match, he brings shame to his village, especially his father. After losing his leg below the knee, Uraz, to regain his honor, must learn to ride again and win with a special, one-of-a-kind horse.


Tagline: A Horse Worth Killing For. A Dream Worth Dying For.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 16 August 1971

Country: US

Runtime: 110m

Company Credits

Company: Columbia Pictures, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc., Edward Lewis Productions

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Cast

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Uraz

Leigh Taylor-Young

Leigh Taylor-Young

Zareh

Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Tursen

Peter Jeffrey

Peter Jeffrey

Hayatal

Srinanda De

Srinanda De

Mukhi

George Murcell

George Murcell

Mizrar

Eric Pohlmann

Eric Pohlmann

Merchant in Kandahar

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Zam Hajji

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

District Chief

John Ruddock

John Ruddock

Scribe

Mark Colleano

Mark Colleano

Rahim

Salmaan Peerzada

Salmaan Peerzada

Salih

Aziz Resham

Aziz Resham

Bacha to Ghulam

Leon Lissek

Leon Lissek

Chikana Proprietor

Vida St. Romaine

Vida St. Romaine

Gypsy Woman

Florencio Amarilla

Florencio Amarilla

Arabian Man (uncredited)

Ishaq Bux

Ishaq Bux

Amjad Kahn (uncredited)

Carlos Casaravilla

Carlos Casaravilla

Messenger (uncredited)

José Luis Chinchilla

José Luis Chinchilla

Head Syce (uncredited)

David de Keyser

David de Keyser

Mukhi (uncredited)

P. De Quevedo

P. De Quevedo

King (uncredited)

Despo Diamantidou

Despo Diamantidou

Uljan (uncredited)

Ricardo Palacios

Ricardo Palacios

Ghulam (uncredited)

Milton Reid

Milton Reid

Aqqul (uncredited)

Mohammad Shamsi

Mohammad Shamsi

Osman Bey (uncredited)

Sy Temple

Sy Temple

Quadir (uncredited)

Jesús Tordesillas

Jesús Tordesillas

Little Governor (uncredited)

Juan Manuel Torres Gómez

Juan Manuel Torres Gómez

(uncredited)

Tom Tryon

Tom Tryon

(uncredited)

Barbara Wain

Barbara Wain

Nurse (uncredited)

Alan Webb

Alan Webb

Gardi Gay (uncredited)

Directed By

John Frankenheimer

John Frankenheimer

Director

José López Rodero

José López Rodero

Assistant Director

Angela Allen

Angela Allen

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Alberto De Rossi

Alberto De Rossi

Makeup Artist

Giuliano Laurenti

Giuliano Laurenti

Makeup Artist

Jacqueline Moreau

Jacqueline Moreau

Costume Design

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Claude Renoir

Claude Renoir

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Gil Parrondo

Gil Parrondo

Art Direction

Emilio Ardura

Emilio Ardura

Set Dresser

Pierre-Louis Thévenet

Pierre-Louis Thévenet

Production Design

Other Crew

James Wong Howe

James Wong Howe

Cinematography

Randell Dennis Widner

Randell Dennis Widner

Stunts

Miguel Pedregosa

Miguel Pedregosa

Stunts

Alex Weldon

Alex Weldon

Special Effects

Pierre Pakamoff

Pierre Pakamoff

Stunt Coordinator

Chuck Hayward

Chuck Hayward

Stunt Coordinator

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