Omar Sharif, Leigh Taylor-Young and Jack Palance star in this savage and uncompromising story of life in the wilds of Afghanistan, directed by John Frankenheimer (French Connection II, The Manchurian Candidate). Blessed with a fabulous white stallion, Uraz (Omar Sharif) son of Tursen (Jack Palance) sets out for Kabul with dreams of glory in the brutal ancient national sport of Buzkashi. Humiliated by failure, he returns by a perilous mountain road to punish himself for his shame. But the path home is filled with danger, from treacherous servants to deceptive women and the wild snows of the high mountains... Shot on location in Afghanistan with breath-taking cinematography by Claude Renoir, 'The Horsemen' takes you on an epic journey across some of the most desolate terrain on earth, into the wilds of ancient tradition and the most desperate reaches of the human heart...
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