Khartoum
Where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins!
1966 | 134m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon |
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| Writer: | Robert Ardrey |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 09, 1966 |
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| Director: | Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon |
| Writer: | Robert Ardrey |
| Genres: | Adventure, History, War |
| Keywords | islam, africa, siege, british empire, sudan, epic, victorian england, desert, insurgent, decapitated head, british colonialism, battle strategy, british officer, desert battle, 19th century, british occupation, khartoum, sudan, historical battle, british imperialism |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Julian Blaustein Productions Ltd. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $6,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Basil Dearden | Director |
| Edward Scaife | Director of Photography |
| Fergus McDonell | Editor |
| Ray Parslow | Camera Operator |
| Cliff Culley | Special Effects |
| John Peverall | Assistant Director |
| John Howell | Art Direction |
| Frank Cordell | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Scott MacGregor | Assistant Art Director |
| Hilda Fox | Hairdresser |
| Richard Parker | Special Effects |
| Jeff Seaholme | Camera Operator |
| Kelvin Pike | Camera Operator |
| Eliot Elisofon | Director |
| Pamela Cornell | Set Dresser |
| Mary Bruce | Researcher |
| Eileen Head | Continuity |
| Jack Atcheler | Camera Operator |
| Dino Di Campo | Sound Editor |
| John McCorry | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| H. A. R. Thomson | Camera Operator |
| Bluey Hill | Assistant Director |
| Tom Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Weston Drury Jr. | Casting |
| Robert Ardrey | Writer |
| Tom Buchanan | Boom Operator |
| Harry Waxman | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Kay Rawlings | Continuity |
| Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist |
| Bill Lodge | Makeup Artist |
| Frank Ernst | Unit Manager |
| John Dennis | Sound Recordist |
| Bert Ross | Sound Recordist |
| Charles Orme | Production Supervisor |
| Basil Appleby | Unit Manager |
| Laurie Clarkson | Sound Recordist |
| Ted Tester | Assistant Art Director |
| Yakima Canutt | Second Unit Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Julian Blaustein | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 36 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 11 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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An epically staged historical drama about the uprising in the Sudan by the Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier) and his army of Dervishes against the British Empire. Prime Minster William Gladstone (Sir Ralph Richardson) was initially opposed to committing troops to reverse this defeat, and so instead decid ... ed to send as an imposing military figure as he could - General Charles Gordon (Charlton Heston). Respected and loathed in equal measure, he travelled to the war zone and our story tells the tale of his attempts to combat the religious fervour and desire for freedom from this local population. This is a great looking film from Basil Dearden and the scale of the battle scenes are impressive; the acting less so and there is something frankly ridiculous about Olivier's portrayal of the Madhi. It's a long watch, too....