The Horsemen (1971 film)

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The Horsemen
Directed by	John Frankenheimer
Produced by	Edward Lewis
Written by	Joseph Kessel (novel) Dalton Trumbo
Starring	Omar Sharif Leigh Taylor-Young Jack Palance
Cinematography	André Domage James Wong Howe Claude Renoir
Editing by	Harold F. Kress
Distributed by	Columbia
Release date(s)	July 24, 1971
Running time	109 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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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.

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• The Horsemen at the Internet Movie Database
• The Horsemen at Allmovie

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