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Khartoum

Khartoum
★ 6.4/10•1966•2h 14m•14•History•War•Adventure

Where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins!

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.

Basil Dearden · Director

Eliot Elisofon · Director

Robert Ardrey · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 14m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 9, 1966
Budget$6,000,000

Actors

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

Johnny Sekka

Johnny Sekka

Khaleel

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Lord Granville

Zia Mohyeddin

Zia Mohyeddin

Zobeir Pasha

Marne Maitland

Marne Maitland

Sheikh Osman

Nigel Green

Nigel Green

General Wolseley

Hugh Williams

Hugh Williams

Lord Hartington

Ralph Michael

Ralph Michael

Sir Charles Dilke

Douglas Wilmer

Douglas Wilmer

Khalifa Abdullah

Edward Underdown

Edward Underdown

Colonel William Hicks

Peter Arne

Peter Arne

Major Kitchener/Tewfik Pasha; Khedive of Egypt

Alan Tilvern

Alan Tilvern

Awaan

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