Khartoum

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 Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon

Laurence Olivier Mahdi

Richard Johnson Colonel Stewart

Ralph Richardson William Gladstone

Alexander Knox Sir Evelyn Baring