This article briefly discusses the movie ‘Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime’ released in 1945. The film showcases the story of a boy named Temudjin who later became the powerful emperor Genghis Khan. The film includes the work of various directors and actors, with more interesting facts coming up in the next sections.
Where it Filmed?
The movie has been filmed in diverse places. The locations include several areas across Asia, particularly China, Inner Mongolia in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Uzbekistan. The movie shootings were done on these locations during the year 1991.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Tyson | Genghis Khan |
| Daming Chen | Liu Ku |
| Bekim Fehmiu | |
| Rodney A. Grant | Jamuga |
| Daniel Greene | Mikuli |
| Charlton Heston | Trogul |
| James Hong | |
| Richard Lee-Sung | |
| James Mitchum | |
| Julia Nickson | Bortei |
| Tricia O’Neil | Hoelun |
| John Saxon | Chiledu |
| Nigel Terry | Mulwick |
| Hal Yamanouchi |
Trivia and Facts
- This was a grand movie project that initiated shooting in 1991.
- The film was planned to portray a huge spectacle with ample location shoots across Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China.
- Initially, Tolomush Okeev was set to direct the movie, shortly replaced by Peter Duffell.
- During the movie’s shooting, the script was rewritten numerous times, adding different scenes about Genghis Khan’s early life.
- After serving for a while, Duffell was replaced by Ken Annakin, and Antonio Margheriti served as a secondary director.
- Unfortunately, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the whole project collapsed massively.
- It took nearly two decades before the project was revived, leading to the making of a feature film and mini-series out of it.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: China
- Latitude: 35.86166
- Longitude: 104.195397
- Place ID: ChIJwULG5WSOUDERbzafNHyqHZU
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: China
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Location Name: Inner Mongolia, China
- Latitude: 40.8173299
- Longitude: 111.76522
- Place ID: ChIJ3xRp0kvMBTYRUOnCbYFGl9U
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Inner Mongolia, China
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Location Name: Kazakhstan
- Latitude: 48.019573
- Longitude: 66.923684
- Place ID: ChIJR6n87AcQqTgRGw6z5C-Ee18
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Kazakhstan
- Timezone: Asia/Almaty
- Location Name: Mongolia
- Latitude: 46.862496
- Longitude: 103.846656
- Place ID: ChIJS22qaQYFJzYRluDmNzkh3eA
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Mongolia
- Timezone: Asia/Ulaanbaatar
- Location Name: Uzbekistan
- Latitude: 41.377491
- Longitude: 64.585262
- Place ID: ChIJsXbWpSCLrjgRIB6Efq1tCso
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Uzbekistan
- Timezone: Asia/Samarkand
