“GENGHIS KHAN! The world trembled at his name!”
Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan.
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Cast
46 people
John Wayne
Temujin
Known for
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Susan Hayward
Bortai
Known for
I Want to Live!
The Lusty Men
Pedro Armendáriz
Jamuga
Known for
From Russia with Love
3 Godfathers
Agnes Moorehead
Hunlun
Known for
Bewitched
Citizen Kane
Thomas Gomez
Wang Khan
Known for
Key Largo
Force of Evil
John Hoyt
Shaman
Known for
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Attack of the Puppet People
William Conrad
Kasar
Known for
Jake and the Fatman
Police Squad!
Ted de Corsia
Kumlek
Known for
The Killing
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Leslie Bradley
Targutai
Known for
The Crimson Pirate
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Lee Van Cleef
Chepei
Known for
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
For a Few Dollars More
Peter Mamakos
Bogurchi
Known for
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Leo Gordon
Tartar Captain
Known for
My Name Is Nobody
Fire and Ice
Dick Powell Director · Oscar Millard Writer Victor Young Composer
Worldwide gross $9M · Budget $6M · United States release March 28, 1956
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 2, 1956
Theatrical
United States · March 28, 1956
Theatrical
United States
February 22, 1956 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
Chile
March 14, 1990 · TV
Denmark
January 14, 1959 · Theatrical
Finland
September 28, 1956 · Theatrical
France
April 1, 1956 · Theatrical
October 17, 2007 · Physical · DVD
October 3, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
August 17, 1956 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 25, 1956 · Theatrical
Japan
February 26, 1956 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 20, 1956 · Theatrical
Serbia
May 28, 1958 · Theatrical
South Africa
June 13, 1956 · Theatrical
Spain
March 5, 1958 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 24, 1956 · Theatrical
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