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Old August 2nd, 2011, 06:44 AM   #1
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Genghis Khan movies


How many are there? Is the oldest film about Khan this one?

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Old August 2nd, 2011, 06:45 AM   #2

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Mongol [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Film & TV
Mongol [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Film & TV


I quite liked this one, it wouldnt surpise me if there were an awful lot of movies about him
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Who could ever forget the celluloid classic "The Conqueror" <1956>
with John Wayne as Genghis Khan.
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Who could ever forget the celluloid classic "The Conqueror" <1956>
with John Wayne as Genghis Khan.

Well thats going on my list of things to watch
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Who could ever forget the celluloid classic "The Conqueror" <1956>
with John Wayne as Genghis Khan.

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What on Earth????? If Wayne looks like Khan, I am Bruce Lee, period!
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I'm sure a career move Mr. Wayne wishes he never made. But at least
he had the power to recovered in fine fashion, that same year, with one truly Western
classic, "The Searchers".
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You are all some uncultured, heathens!! I can watch this movie..OVER AND OVER!!!

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Here is a very obscure version..Charleton Heston, Par Morita and the bad guy from Kindergarten Cop....

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There must be at least 5 major films about Khan!
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Mongol [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Film & TV

I quite liked this one, it wouldnt surpise me if there were an awful lot of movies about him
I thought that one was good, though a bit slow at times. It was basically like a Mongolian braveheart, except that he survives, obviously.
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