John Wayne plays Genghis Khan in an epic whose casting and formal dialogue are difficult to ignore. The costumes and sweeping ambition provide immediate astonishment, but the novelty gives way to a slower, uncomfortable romantic adventure.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
8/10
Plot
7/10
Effects
2/10
Dialogue
8/10
Rewatchability
4.5/10
“The casting meeting has become the main attraction.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 59
Synopsis and movie facts
Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan.
