Khartoum (1966)

Where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins!

Movie · History, War, Adventure · 2h 14m · Rated 6.4/10 on TMDB · Released June 9, 1966

Overview

English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.

Directed by Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon

Cast

• Charlton Heston as Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
• Laurence Olivier as Mahdi
• Richard Johnson as Colonel Stewart
• Ralph Richardson as William Gladstone
• Alexander Knox as Sir Evelyn Baring
• Johnny Sekka as Khaleel
• Michael Hordern as Lord Granville
• Zia Mohyeddin as Zobeir Pasha
• Marne Maitland as Sheikh Osman
• Nigel Green as General Wolseley
• Hugh Williams as Lord Hartington
• Ralph Michael as Sir Charles Dilke

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