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The Horsemen

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What's The Movie The Horsemen About? 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... A Horse Worth Killing For. A Dream Worth Dying For. What's The Genre Of The The Horsemen Movie? Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama Who Stars In The The Horsemen Movie? Starring: Omar Sharif, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jack Palance When Was The Motion Picture The Horsemen Released? Released: August 16, 1971 What's The Runtime Of The The Horsemen Movie? Runtime: 109.0 How Popular Is The The Horsemen Movie? Popularity Rating: 0.001 What Studio(s) Produced The The Horsemen Film? Columbia Pictures Corporation United States of America Who Was On The Cast Of The Motion Picture The Horsemen? Uraz Omar Sharif Zareh Leigh Taylor-Young Tursen Jack Palance Hayatal Peter Jeffrey Srinanda De Mizrar George Murcell Merchant in Kandahar Eric Pohlmann Zam Hajji Vernon Dobtcheff District Chief Saeed Jaffrey Who Was On The Crew Of The Horsemen The Movie? Directing — Director: John Frankenheimer Writing — Novel: Joseph Kessel Writing — Screenplay: Dalton Trumbo

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What's The Movie The Horsemen About?

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...

A Horse Worth Killing For. A Dream Worth Dying For.