Temujin is determined to coalesce the various warring tribes in Mongolia into a united Mongol nation. Omar’s Temujin is more refined, gentle, and forward thinking. His character is ruthless, stubborn, relentless and vicious- a true barbarian. Boyd seems to have had a great time as this villain. The two actors were cast again as rivals in the action packed epic ‘Genghis Khan’, with Omar as Temujin (Genghis Khan), and Boyd as the heavy this time, portraying Jamuga, the leader of a rival tribe, the Merkits. About a year later they would work again together, but this was a different tale to tell.
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As far as can be discerned, the two actors got along just fine during the filming of this movie in 1963. Most of Omar’s scenes were cut from the final draft of the movie, but he and Boyd do get a great sword fight scene in the second half of the film. Omar plays an Armenian king who marries the woman Boyd loves, Lucilla, played by the incomparable Sophia Loren.
Stephen was the highest paid male actor in this movie, and Omar was an up and coming star who had just received great reviews for his performance in ‘Lawrence of Arabia.’ They are pitted as rivals in this film.
The first movie they worked on together was the grandiose, sombre epic ‘The Fall of the Roman Empire’. Obviously the joint project they were planning never came to fruition, unfortunately. Stephen was on a publicity tour for Twentieth Century Fox. They first met in Cairo at the inauguration of the sound and light show at the pyramids of Giza in April 1961. Stephen Boyd and Omar Sharif starred in three movies together (if you count ‘The Poppy is Also a Flower’).
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