Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan.
John Wayne
as Temujin, later Genghis Khan
Susan Hayward
as Bortai
Pedro Armendáriz
as Jamuga
Agnes Moorehead
as Hunlun
Thomas Gomez
as Wang Khan
John Hoyt
as Shaman
William Conrad
as Kasar
Ted de Corsia
as Kumlek
Leslie Bradley
as Targutai
Lee Van Cleef
as Chepei
Peter Mamakos
as Bogurchi
Leo Gordon
as Tartar Captain