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Where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins! - Khartoum
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Title: Khartoum

Release Date: 9 Jun 1966

Runtime: 2h 14m

Genre: History, War, Adventure

Director: Julian Blaustein Productions Ltd., United Artists

Production Companies: Julian Blaustein Productions Ltd., United Artists

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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Average Vote: 6.3 (111 votes)

Cast

  • Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon: Charlton Heston
  • Mahdi: Laurence Olivier
  • Colonel Stewart: Richard Johnson
  • William Gladstone: Ralph Richardson
  • Sir Evelyn Baring: Alexander Knox
  • Khaleel: Johnny Sekka
  • Lord Granville: Michael Hordern
  • Zobeir Pasha: Zia Mohyeddin
  • Sheikh Osman: Marne Maitland
  • General Wolseley: Nigel Green
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