Khartoum

IMDb 6.3 1966 • 134 min • HistoryWarAdventure

Director

Basil Dearden

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier Mahdi
Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson Colonel Stewart
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson William Gladstone
Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox Sir Evelyn Baring