In Afghanistan, the ruthless sport of buzkashi is a game of great pride. When Uraz breaks his leg and loses a spirited match, he brings shame to his village, especially his father. After losing his leg below the knee, Uraz, to regain his honor, must learn to ride again and win with a special, one-of-a-kind horse.
Cast
Omar Sharif
Uraz
Leigh Taylor-Young
Zareh
Jack Palance
Tursen
Peter Jeffrey
Hayatal
Srinanda De
Mukhi
George Murcell
Mizrar
Eric Pohlmann
Merchant in Kandahar
Vernon Dobtcheff
Zam Hajji
Saeed Jaffrey
District Chief
John Ruddock
Scribe
Mark Colleano
Rahim
Salmaan Peerzada
Salih
Aziz Resham
Bacha to Ghulam
Leon Lissek
Chikana Proprietor
Vida St. Romaine
Gypsy Woman
Florencio Amarilla
Arabian Man (uncredited)
Ishaq Bux
Amjad Kahn (uncredited)
Carlos Casaravilla
Messenger (uncredited)
José Luis Chinchilla
Head Syce (uncredited)
David de Keyser
Mukhi (uncredited)
P. De Quevedo
King (uncredited)
Despo Diamantidou
Uljan (uncredited)
Ricardo Palacios
Ghulam (uncredited)
Milton Reid
Aqqul (uncredited)
Mohammad Shamsi
Osman Bey (uncredited)
Sy Temple
Quadir (uncredited)
Jesús Tordesillas
Little Governor (uncredited)
Juan Manuel Torres Gómez
(uncredited)
Tom Tryon
(uncredited)
Barbara Wain
Nurse (uncredited)
Alan Webb
Gardi Gay (uncredited)
Crew
John Frankenheimer
Director, Producer
Dalton Trumbo
Screenplay
Joseph Kessel
Novel
Harold F. Kress
Editor
Claude Renoir
Director of Photography
James Wong Howe
Cinematography
José López Rodero
Assistant Director
Edward Lewis
Producer
Pierre-Louis Thévenet
Production Design
Jacqueline Moreau
Costume Design
Giuliano Laurenti
Makeup Artist
Alberto De Rossi
Makeup Artist
Jacques Carrère
Sound
Paul Boistelle
Sound
Tom Overton
Sound
Alex Weldon
Special Effects
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Emilio Ardura
Set Dresser
Angela Allen
Script Supervisor
Randell Dennis Widner
Stunts
Miguel Pedregosa
Stunts
Pierre Pakamoff
Stunt Coordinator
Chuck Hayward
Stunt Coordinator
Gil Parrondo
Art Direction
