Khartoum (1966)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $6,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.79 |
Directed By
Basil Dearden
Eliot Elisofon
Crew
Basil Dearden
Julian Blaustein
Eliot Elisofon
Robert Ardrey
Edward Scaife
Tom Buchanan
Pamela Cornell
Frank Cordell
John Peverall
Bert Ross
Frank Cordell
Mary Bruce
H. A. R. Thomson
Dino Di Campo
John McCorry
Frank Ernst
Gordon K. McCallum
John Howell
Ted Tester
Hilda Fox
Ray Parslow
Basil Appleby
Bill Lodge
Charles Orme
Tom Smith
Richard Parker
Fergus McDonell
John Dennis
Kelvin Pike
Eileen Head
Bluey Hill
Kay Rawlings
Scott MacGregor
Cliff Culley
Harry Waxman
Jack Atcheler
Yakima Canutt
Jeff Seaholme
Laurie Clarkson
Weston Drury Jr.
TOP CAST
Charlton Heston
Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
Laurence Olivier
Mahdi
Richard Johnson
Colonel Stewart
Ralph Richardson
William Gladstone
Alexander Knox
Sir Evelyn Baring
Johnny Sekka
Khaleel
Michael Hordern
Lord Granville
Zia Mohyeddin
Zobeir Pasha
Marne Maitland
Sheikh Osman
Nigel Green
General Wolseley
Hugh Williams
Lord Hartington
Ralph Michael
Sir Charles Dilke
Douglas Wilmer
Khalifa Abdullah
Edward Underdown
Colonel William Hicks
Peter Arne
Major Kitchener
Alan Tilvern
Awaan
Michael Anthony
Herbin
Roger Delgado
Sheikh Abdul Rahim
Leo Genn
Narrator (voice)
Jerome Willis
Frank Power
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