Khartoum

Unrated

6/14/19662h 14m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins! ~

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.

Director:

Basil Dearden

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$6,000,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

epic
africa
siege
british empire
islam
sudan
victorian england
desert
insurgent
decapitated head
british colonialism
battle strategy
british officer
desert battle
19th century
british occupation
khartoum, sudan
historical battle
british imperialism

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

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
An epically staged historical drama about the uprising in the Sudan by the Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier) and his army of Dervishes against the British Empire. Prime Minster William Gladstone (Sir Ralph Richardson) was initially opposed to committing troops to reverse this defeat, and so instead decided to send as an imposing military figure as he could - General Charles Gordon (Charlton Heston). Respected and loathed in equal measure, he travelled to the war zone and our story tells the tale of his attempts to combat the religious fervour and desire for freedom from this local population. This is a great looking film from Basil Dearden and the scale of the battle scenes are impressive; the acting less so and there is something frankly ridiculous about Olivier's portrayal of the Madhi. It's a long watch, too....