Khartoum (film)

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Charlton Heston (right) as Gordon with Richard Johnson (left) as Colonel J.D.H. Stewart

Khartoum is a 1966 film written by Robert Ardrey and directed by Basil Dearden.

The film stars Charlton Heston as General Gordon, with Laurence Olivier as the Mahdi, and is based on Gordon's defence of the Sudanese city of Khartoum.

Khartoum was filmed by cinematographer Ted Scaife on high resolution 70 mm film, in common with other contemporary epics such as Lawrence of Arabia.

Principal cast

Charlton Heston - General Charles Gordon
Laurence Olivier - the Mahdi
Richard Johnson - Colonel Stewart
Ralph Richardson - William Gladstone
Alexander Knox - Sir Evelyn Baring
Johnny Sekka - Khaleel
Nigel Green - General Wolseley
Michael Hordern - Lord Granville
Peter Arne - Kitchener

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