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Khartoum

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

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1966 · 2h 14m
Adventure, History, War
Starring Charlton Heston · Laurence Olivier · Richard Johnson
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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.

Theatrical
Jun 14, 1966
DVD / Blu-ray
May 7, 2002
Budget
$6.0M
Directors
Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon
Producer
Julian Blaustein
Music
Frank Cordell
Studio
Julian Blaustein Productions Ltd., United Artists
Keywords
islam africa siege british empire 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
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Cast

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C
Charlton Heston
Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
L
Laurence Olivier
Mahdi
R
Richard Johnson
Colonel Stewart
R
Ralph Richardson
William Gladstone
A
Alexander Knox
Sir Evelyn Baring
J
Johnny Sekka
Khaleel
M
Michael Hordern
Lord Granville
Z
Zia Mohyeddin
Zobeir Pasha
M
Marne Maitland
Sheikh Osman
N
Nigel Green
General Wolseley
H
Hugh Williams
Lord Hartington
R
Ralph Michael
Sir Charles Dilke
D
Douglas Wilmer
Khalifa Abdullah
E
Edward Underdown
Colonel William Hicks
P
Peter Arne
Major Kitchener/Tewfik Pasha; Khedive of Egypt
A
Alan Tilvern
Awaan
M
Michael Anthony
Herbin
R
Roger Delgado
Sheikh Abdul Rahim
J
Jerome Willis
Frank Power
R
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Lord Northbrook
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Adventure Begins at the Nile's Divide
Taglines Khartoum -- where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins!
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The Nile's Bloodstained Legacy of Khartoum
Taglines They say the Nile still runs red from the Battle of Khartoum!
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