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Khartoum

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.

2h 14m1966TMDb 6.4

HistoryWarAdventure

English

Crew and Cast

Basil DeardenBasil DeardenDirector
Eliot ElisofonDirectorCharlton HestonCharlton HestonGen. Charles 'Chinese' GordonLaurence OlivierLaurence OlivierMahdiRichard JohnsonRichard JohnsonColonel StewartRalph RichardsonRalph RichardsonWilliam GladstoneAlexander KnoxAlexander KnoxSir Evelyn BaringJohnny SekkaJohnny SekkaKhaleelMichael HordernMichael HordernLord GranvilleZia MohyeddinZia MohyeddinZobeir PashaMarne MaitlandMarne MaitlandSheikh OsmanNigel GreenNigel GreenGeneral WolseleyHugh WilliamsHugh WilliamsLord HartingtonRalph MichaelRalph MichaelSir Charles DilkeDouglas WilmerDouglas WilmerKhalifa AbdullahEdward UnderdownEdward UnderdownColonel William HicksPeter ArnePeter ArneMajor Kitchener · Tewfik Pasha; Khedive of EgyptAlan TilvernAlan TilvernAwaan
Michael AnthonyHerbinRoger DelgadoRoger DelgadoSheikh Abdul RahimJerome WillisJerome WillisFrank PowerRonald Leigh-HuntRonald Leigh-HuntLord NorthbrookGeorge PastellGeorge PastellGiriagis BeyAlec MangoAlec MangoBordeini Bey
Neville BeckerAssistant · Messenger to Gordon
Harold SandersonOfficer
Lisa GuirautDancerLeo GennLeo GennNarrator (voice)

Storyline

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.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
9 June 1966
Runtime
2h 14m
TMDB score
6.4 / 10 (135 votes)

Production

Director
Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon
Writers
Robert Ardrey
Studios
Julian Blaustein Productions Ltd., United Artists
Countries
United Kingdom

Box Office

Budget
$6.0M

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English