Khartoum

Directed by Eliot Elisofon, Basil Dearden

Written by Robert Ardrey

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.

Cast

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