The Horsemen 52 years old
A Horse Worth Killing For. A Dream Worth Dying For.
In the poor, desolate northern provinces of the mountainous feudal Sunni kingdom of Afghanistan (before the Soviet-engineered republican revolutions), the status of the proud men and their clans is determined less by wealth or even military power (both rare) then by victories in the ancient, though game of buskashi, a vicious form of polo dating back to Genghis Khan, in which the chapendaz (participating horsemen) use their horse-whips on both mounts and rivals in a ruthless fight for a heavy 'ball', a dead calf, which must be carried a long way, almost impossible with all the others mercilessly assailing. Tursen, a former champion, now holds the status of village notable thanks to his position as stable-keeper of the regional lord Osman Bey, and has finally bred a horse without equal, the white stallion Jahil, in time for the royal tournament on the plain of Bagrami, just outside the capital Kabul...
Credits
The Horsemen Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Leigh Taylor-Young She was 26, now 79 years old | as Zareh |
| Vernon Dobtcheff He was 37, now 89 years old | as Zam Hajji |
| Omar Sharif He was 39, 83 years old when he died | as Uraz |
| Saeed Jaffrey He was 42, 86 years old when he died | as District Chief |
| Peter Jeffrey He was 42, 70 years old when he died | as Hayatal |
| Jack Palance He was 52, 87 years old when he died | as Tursen |
| George Murcell He was 45, 73 years old when he died | as Mizrar |
| Eric Pohlmann He was 58, 66 years old when he died | as Merchant in Kandahar |
The Horsemen Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Harold F. Kress as Editor. He was 58 (86) years old when He died | Editing |
| Joseph Kessel as Novel. He was 73 (81) years old when He died | Writing |
| John Frankenheimer as Director. He was 41 (72) years old when He died | Directing |
| Edward Lewis as Producer. He was 21 (69) years old when He died | Production |
| Claude Renoir as Cinematography. He was 57 (79) years old when He died | Crew |
| James Wong Howe as Cinematography. He was 71 (76) years old when He died | Crew |
| Chuck Hayward as Stunts. He was 51 (78) years old when He died | Crew |
The Horsemen (52 years)
A Horse Worth Killing For. A Dream Worth Dying For.
- Release day: Monday, August 16, 1971
- Runtime: 109 minutes