Khartoum (1966)
Where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins!
Starring Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson
Directed by Basil Dearden,Eliot Elisofon
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.
Runtime: 134 min.
Rating: 6.3
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Genres: Adventure,History,War
Keywords: islam,siege,british empire,sudan,epic,victorian england,desert,insurgent,19th century,khartoum
Cast
Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
Mahdi
Colonel Stewart
William Gladstone
Sir Evelyn Baring
Khaleel
Lord Granville
Zobeir Pasha
Sheikh Osman
General Wolseley
Lord Hartington
Sir Charles Dilke
Khalifa Abdullah
Colonel William Hicks
Major Kitchener
Awaan
Herbin (uncredited)
Sheikh Abdul Rahim (uncredited)
Narrator (uncredited)