Khartoum backdrop

Khartoum 1966 Directed by Basil Dearden , Eliot Elisofon

Where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins!

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $6,000,000
Release Date 9 June 1966
134 mins
Cast
Charlton Heston Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
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
Roger Delgado Sheikh Abdul Rahim
Leo Genn Narrator (voice)
Jerome Willis Frank Power