TV Guide: Omar Sharif

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Video: MacKenna's Gold

CinemaNow — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:30:53 -0500

Seventeen men and four women seek a legendary cache of gold in the territory of the rampaging Apaches. The colorful group includes MacKenna (Gregory Peck), a Marshal who knows the way and who must be kept alive by Colorado (Omar Sharif).

Video: The Mayerling: Vienna: The Years Remembered - (Original Promo Featurette)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:03:45 -0500

A behind the scenes featurette on the making of Mayerling (1968) starring Omar Sharif, Catharine Deneuve and James Mason.

Video: More Than a Miracle - (Original Trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:02:55 -0500

Omar Sharif is the handsome prince in love with serving girl Sophia Loren in the fairy tale romance More Than A Miracle (1967), directed by Francesco Rosi.

Video: Genghis Khan - (Original Trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:50:31 -0500

The Asian conqueror (Omar Sharif) and his mentor (Stephen Boyd) vie for the same woman in Genghis Khan (1965).

Video: Doctor Zhivago: Moscow in Madrid - (Original Promo Featurette)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:50:28 -0500

Behind the scenes on the filming of David Lean's 1965 film adaptation of the Boris Pasternak novel starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie.

Video: Doctor Zhivago - (Re-release Trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:50:27 -0500

A doctor (Omar Sharif) is swept up in the events of the Russian Revolution in David Lean's epic, Doctor Zhivago (1965).

Video: Gulliver's Travels, Night Two

iTunes — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:25:50 -0500

The Emmy award winning miniseries event about one man's larger-than-life adventures is brought to life by pioneering special effects and an all-star cast that includes Ted Danson, Peter O Toole, Alfre Woodard, Omar Sharif and Mary Steenburgen.

Video: Gulliver's Travels, Night One

iTunes — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:25:48 -0500

Video: Monsieur Ibrahim

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:00:12 -0500

A boy from a broken home finds a friend in an insular, spiritual shopkeeper in this period drama from writer/director Fran ois Dupeyron. Set in 1960s Paris, Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran revolves around Momo (Pierre Boulanger), a young man who lives alone with his father in the bustling Rue Bleu district. Still smarting over the separation from his wife and other son, Momo's dad neglects his son in ways both minor and major, to the point where the teen spends most of his time out of school alone and isolated. He finds an unlikely ally in Monsieur Ibrahim (Omar Sharif), a Muslim shopkeeper who spends most of his days behind the counter of his store reading the Koran. As time passes, Momo and Ibrahim begin to bring each other out of his respective shell, sharing a series of everyday adventures, culminating in Momo's indoctrination into Ibrahim's faith. Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran played the {~Toronto} and {~Venice} film festivals; at the latter, Sharif was given a lifetime achievement awa

Video: Dr. Zhivago

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:12:01 -0500

Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago covers the years prior to, during, and after the Russian Revolution, as seen through the eyes of poet/physician Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif). In the tradition of Russian novels, a multitude of characters and subplots intertwine within the film's 197 minutes (plus intermission). Zhivago is married to Tonya (Geraldine Chaplin), but carries on an affair with Lara (Julie Christie), who has been raped by ruthless politician Komarovsky (Rod Steiger). Meanwhile, Zhivago's half-brother Yevgraf (Alec Guinness) and the mysterious, revenge-seeking Strelnikoff (Tom Courteney) represent the good and bad elements of the Bolshevik revolution. Composer Maurice Jarre received one of Doctor Zhivago's five Oscars, with the others going to screenwriter Robert Bolt, cinematographer Freddie Young, art directors John Box and Terry Marsh, set decorator Dario Simoni, and costumer Phyllis Dalton. The best picture Oscar, however, went to The Sound of Music. ~ Hal E

Video: Lawrence Of Arabia: 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:02:47 -0500

This sweeping, highly literate historical epic covers the Allies' mideastern campaign during World War I as seen through the eyes of the enigmatic T. E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole, in the role that made him a star). After a prologue showing us Lawrence's ultimate fate, we flash back to Cairo in 1917. A bored general staffer, Lawrence talks his way into a transfer to Arabia. Once in the desert, he befriends Sherif Ali Ben El Kharish (Omar Sharif, making one of the most spectacular entrances in movie history) and draws up plans to aid the Arabs in their rebellion against the Turks. No one is ever able to discern Lawrence's motives in this matter: Prince Feisal (Alec Guinness) dismisses him as yet another desert-loving Englishman, and his British superiors assume that he's either arrogant or mad. Using a combination of diplomacy and bribery, Lawrence unites the rival Arab factions of Feisal and Auda Abu Tayi (Anthony Quinn). After successfully completing his mission, Lawrence becomes an unwitting pawn of the Allies

Video: Ten Commandments, The

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:49:43 -0500

Dougray Scott, Linus Roache, Omar Sharif, and Naveen Andrews headline this epic mini-series from director Robert Dornhelm, and following the Prince of Egypt as he discovers his true identity and sets out on a mission from God. An oracle has prophesized that a child will grow up to become the Prince of Egypt, and in order to prevent this from happening The Egyptian Pharaoh (Paul Rhys) orders the immediate slaughter of all newborn males. No child in the entire kingdom is spared except for one. His name was Moses, the son of a Hebrew slave. Set adrift on the Nile immediately after he was born, Moses escapes certain death and enjoys a lavish upbringing in a royal Egyptian household. Moses has no memory of his past, and soon rises to the rank of prince. After Moses receives a fiery message from God and learns of his true heritage, he vows to reclaim his destiny by delivering his people from persecution and realizing his fate as the liberator of the Hebrews. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide.

Video: Doctor Zhivago

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:45:06 -0500

Video: Funny Girl

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:19:45 -0500

Hello, gorgeous! was Barbra Streisand's first comment to the Oscar statuette which she won for her performance in this biopic of entertainer Fanny Brice. This is also her first line in the film itself, the catalyst for a movie-long flashback. Repeating her Broadway role, Streisand stars as legendary comedienne Brice (1891-1951), whose life until the mid-1920s is romanticized herein. A gawky New Yawker, Brice fast-talks her way into show business, certain that she's destined to be The Greatest Star. Hired as a dramatic singer by impresario Flo Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon), Brice defies orders to play it straight, turning a Beautiful Bride tableau into a laugh riot by dressing herself up as an extremely pregnant newlywed. The stratagem turns Brice into an overnight star and the toast of Broadway. But all is not roses for Brice, especially in her turbulent private life as the wife of big-time gambler Nicky Arnstein (Omar Sharif). Nicky at first finds it amusing to be referred to as Mr. Brice, but he begins to resen

Video: Mackenna's Gold

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:39:50 -0500

Mackenna's Gold is a colorful, action-packed western feature with an all-star cast. Mackenna (Gregory Peck) has committed to memory the map that leads to some hidden Apache gold. The Indians now want the gold to finance their fight against the white men who invade their territory. Mexican bandit Colorado (Omar Sharif) wants the gold for himself, and the local preacher (Raymond Massey) and the editor of the newspaper (Lee J. Cobb) also get gold fever. Burgess Meredith plays the storekeeper and Edward G. Robinson is long-time town resident Old Adams. Everyone goes looking for the hidden treasure as the Indians dwindle their numbers with violent attacks. The search is monitored by U.S. calvary Sergeant Tibbs (Telly Savalas). Colorado captures Mackenna to lead him to the gold as death comes to those who show the most avarice. Music is provided by Quincy Jones. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide.

Video: Crown Prince, The

Video Detective — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:22:51 -0500

Robert Dornhelm's epic-length period tragedy The Crown Prince takes as its dramatic inspiration the heart-rending and irrepressibly romantic tale of Rudolf (Max von Thun), Crown Prince of Austria heir to the Habsburg monarchy during the late 19th Century. The young man's story culminated in the notorious Mayerling tragedy of January 1889; Dornhelm travels back to the years immediately prior for an operatic exploration of the events leading up to Mayerling. The film begins with Rudolf's marriage - an arranged marriage that leaves the young man miserably unhappy and emotionally isolated. In time, the dissatisfied Rudolf commences a tempestuous affair with Baroness Mary Vetsera (Vittoria Puccini), and the two promptly fall in love with one another. Yet the crowned royals frown upon this forbidden romance, forcing young Rudolf into an emotional corner - and leaving two desperate acts of violence as his only escape. The film's supporting cast includes Omar Sharif, Klaus Maria Brandauer and Christian Clavier. ~ Nat

Video: Ashanti

Video Detective — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:39:50 -0500

Released simply as Ashanti, this search-and-rescue film was adapted by scenarist Stephen Geller (Slaughterhouse-Five) from {-Evano}, a novel by Alberto Vasques-Figueroa. Odious middle-eastern slave trader Peter Ustinov sets the plot in motion by kidnapping Beverly Johnson, the wife of World Health Organization doctor Michael Caine. As Johnson is subjected to the basest of humiliations, Caine joins forces with soldier-of-fortune Rex Harrison, pilot William Holden and nomad Kabir Bedi to rescue his wife. Shiek Omar Sharif purchases Johnson, clearing the decks for an all-stops-out action finale. Aldo Tonti lensed the picture. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.

Video: Beyond Justice

Video Detective — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:53:24 -0500

In Beyond Justice-- an Italian-made action film directed by Tessari Duccio with an unusually fine cast -- Christine Sanders (Carol Alt), American millionairess and mother of the grandson of a fanatic Emir (Omar Sharif), hires mercenary Tom Burton (Rutger Hauer) to return her son after the Emir has him kidnapped. Against the advice of her lawyer (Elliott Gould) and her friend Sal (Brett Halsey), Christine accompanies Tom and endures a series of hardships such as a surprise attack and a sandstorm. This rather old fashioned, slow film is entirely predictable and tedious. Nothing can keep the audience interested despite the beautiful color photography of the desert or the excellent musical score by Ennio Morricone. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide.

Video: Lawrence Of Arabia

Video Detective — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:38:41 -0500

Video: Hidalgo

iTunes — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:23:40 -0500

Based on the true story of the greatest long-distance horse race ever run, "Hidalgo" is an epic action-adventure and one man's journey of personal redemption. Held yearly for centuries, The Ocean of Fire -- a 3,000 mile survival race across the Arabian desert -- was a challenge restricted to the finest Arabian horses ever bred, the purest and noblest lines, owned by the greatest royal families. In 1890, a wealthy sheik invited an American and his horse to enter the race for the first time. Frank T. Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen) was a cowboy and dispatch rider for the us cavalry who had once been billed as the greatest rider the west had ever known. The sheik (Omar Sharif) would put this claim to the test, pitting the American cowboy and his mustang, Hidalgo, against the world's greatest Arabian horses and Bedouin riders- some of whom were determined to prevent the foreigner from finishing the race. For Frank, the ocean of fire becomes not only a matter of pride and honor, but a race for his very survival as he an