Genghis Khan (1965)

Directed by Henry Levin
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

Omar Sharif is good in the title role of Genghis Khan. The beginning of the story takes place during his youth in Mongolia. He is an outcast but dreams of uniting the warring tribes. Once grown, he heads east to China to find the source of its wealth and power. He meets James Mason near the Great Wall, doing his worst Charlie Chan imitation with an English accent. Once in the Chinese city, he meets the emperor played by Robert Morley, who is just awful in the role. We spend far too much time in China, but eventually Sharif and company break out to conquer the world. He meets one more bad actor, and it's none other than Eli Wallach trying to pass off a Persian accent.