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Khartoum (1966)

Where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins!

9 June 1966 · 2h 14mHistoryWarAdventure

★ 6.4 / 10 · 135 votes on TMDB

Directed by Basil Dearden

What it's about

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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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

  • 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

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